vt to wait for; as, i bide my time. ·see abide.
2. bide ·vt to remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.
3. bide ·vt to dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
4. bide ·vt to encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.