BIDE


Meaning of BIDE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.