| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  b d |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: bid·ed or bode ( b d), bid·ed, bid·ing, bides
| | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To remain in a condition or state. 2a. To wait; tarry. b. To stay: bide at home. c. To be left; remain. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: past tense bided
To await; wait for. | | IDIOM: | bide (one's) time To wait for further developments. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English biden, from Old English bdan. See bheidh- in Appendix I.
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