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bides

verb , present tense third-person singular of bide

Synonyms and Antonyms of bides

1 to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

how long are you going to bide in this unhappy marriage?

Synonyms of bides

abides, continues, endures, holds on, holds up, keeps up, lasts, perdures, persists, remains, runs on

Words Related to bides

lingers, stays, sticks around, tarries

carries through, prevails, survives

Near Antonyms of bides

abates, dies (down), ebbs, lets up, moderates, subsides, wanes

Antonyms of bides

ceases, closes, concludes, desists, dies, discontinues, ends, expires, finishes, lapses, leaves off, passes, quits, stops, terminates, winds up

2 chiefly dialect to put up with (something painful or difficult)

at my advanced age I simply cannot bide young children

Synonyms of bides

abides, absorbs, accepts, bears, brooks, countenances, endures, goes, hacks, handles, meets, pockets, stands, sticks out, stomachs, supports, sustains, sweats out, takes, tolerates, wears [British]

Words Related to bides

allows, permits, suffers, swallows

reconciles (to)

acquiesces, agrees (with or to), assents (to), capitulates, consents (to), respects, submits (to), yields (to)

Phrases Synonymous with bides

lives with, lumps (it), stands for, toughs it out

Near Antonyms of bides

declines, dismisses, refuses, rejects, repudiates, spurns, turns down

combats, contests, fights, opposes, resists

avoids, bypasses, circumvents, dodges, eludes, escapes, evades, misses

abstains (from), forbears, refrains (from)

3 to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something

I promise you that if you bide yet a little longer, all will come to pass just as you desire

Synonyms of bides

awaits, holds on, stays, waits

Words Related to bides

hangs around, lingers, remains, sticks around, tarries

stands by

anticipates, expects, watches (for)

Phrases Synonymous with bides

bides one's time, cools one's heels, holds one's breath, sits tight

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