bide

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /baɪd/ UK /baɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to wait or stay, especially while awaiting a chance

He chose to bide his time before making the offer.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to wait or stay, especially... wait stay remain tarry linger abide dwell

Opposites

leave depart rush

Word family

Related forms abide abode

Etymology

From Old English bīdan ('to remain, wait, await'), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ('to wait, trust').

bīdan Old English *bīdaną Proto-Germanic *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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