bide
English
Etymology
From Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan (“to stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for, await, expect; endure, experience, find; attain, obtain; own”), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, persuade, compel, trust”). Latinate cognates (via PIE) include faith and fidelity.
Pronunciation
Verb
bide (third-person singular simple present bides, present participle biding, simple past bode or bided, past participle bided or bidden)
- (transitive) (chiefly dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
- (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.
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Usage notes
- The verb has been replaced by abide in Standard English for almost all its uses, and is now rarely found outside the expression bide one's time.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Basque
Etymology 1
Noun
bide
Derived terms
- bidea galdu
- bideari lotu
- bide eman
- labur bide
Etymology 2
Adverb
bide
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /biːdə/, [ˈb̥iːðə]
Verb
bide (imperative bid, infinitive at bide, present tense bider, past tense bed, past participle har bidt)
- bite (to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth)
French
Etymology
From bidon.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bid/
Noun
bide m (plural bides)
- fiasco, flop
- (colloquial) paunch, belly
- (uncountable) Something fake.
Synonyms
Scots
Etymology
From Old English bīdan, from Proto-Germanic.
Verb
bide
- to dwell, to live
- Tae bide somewhaur: to dwell somewhere.
- Tae bide: to dwell.
- Whaur dae ye bide?: where do you live?