transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbīd ]
verb
( 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 verb
1. past usually bided : to wait for — used chiefly in the phrase bide one's time
2. archaic : withstand
two men…might bide the winter storm — W. C. Bryant
3. chiefly dialect : to put up with : tolerate
intransitive verb
1. : to continue in a state or condition
2. : to wait awhile : tarry
3. : to continue in a place : sojourn
• bid·er noun