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Bide \Bide\, v. t.

1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.

Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. --Shak.

2. To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Bide \Bide\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bided; p. pr. & vb. n. Biding.]

[OE. biden, AS. b[=i]dan; akin to OHG. b[=i]tan, Goth. beidan, Icel. b[=i]??; perh. orig., to wait with trust, and akin to bid. See Bid, v. t., and cf. Abide.]

1. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.

All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell. --Milton.

2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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