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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to wait or stay, especially... waitstayremaintarrylingerabidedwell ↔ Opposites leavedepartrush Word family Related forms abideabode Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bide **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /baɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /baɪd/ ## Meanings 1. to wait or stay, especially while awaiting a chance ## Examples - He chose to bide his time before making the offer. ## Synonyms - wait - stay - remain - tarry - linger - abide - dwell ## Antonyms - leave - depart - rush ## Related Forms - abide - abode ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bīdan - Root: *bīdaną - Root: *bʰeydʰ- ## Etymology From Old English bīdan ('to remain, wait, await'), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ('to wait, trust'). ## AI Etymology Bide is from Old English bīdan ('to remain, wait, await'), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ('to wait, trust'). In present-day use, it means to wait or stay, especially while awaiting a chance. Related vocabulary includes abide and abode. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown