Main Entry:

bide

Pronunciation:

\ˈbīd\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

bode \ˈbōd\ or bid·ed; bided; bid·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English bīdan; akin to Old High German bītan to wait, Latin fidere to trust, Greek peithesthai to believe

Date:

before 12th century

transitive verb1past usually bided : to wait for —used chiefly in the phrase bide one's time2archaic : withstand <two men…might bide the winter storm — W. C. Bryant>3chiefly dialect : to put up with : tolerateintransitive verb1: to continue in a state or condition2: to wait awhile : tarry3: to continue in a place : sojourn

— bid·er noun