bide
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British, GA) IPA: /baɪd/
- (America)
bide (bides, present participle biding; past bode, past participle bided)
- (transitive, chiefly, dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
- c. 1570, Anonymous, Sir Clyomon and Sir Clamydes
- And doubting naught right courteous all, in your accustomed wont: And gentle ears, our author he is prest to bide the brunt
- c. 1570, Anonymous, Sir Clyomon and Sir Clamydes
- (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
- (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
- (transitive, archaic) To wait for; to await.
- (to bear) put up with; See also Thesaurus:tolerate
- (to dwell or reside in a location) live; See also Thesaurus:reside
- (to wait) stand by; See also Thesaurus:wait
- (to wait for) await; See also Thesaurus:wait for
- Russian: ждать
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