bide

baɪd

bidden

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Definition of bide - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

time

Rare

wait patiently for the right moment

Rare

He decided to bide his time before speaking.

await

linger

patience

Dated

endure or tolerate something patiently

Dated

She had to bide the harsh conditions.

await

endure

tolerate

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Expressions with bide

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bide one's time

wait patiently and stay ready for the right moment

She decided to bide her time until a better offer appeared.

bide a wee

stay for a short time

We need to bide a wee before the show starts.

bide awhile

wait for a short time with patience

Please bide awhile until your name is called.

Origin of bide

Old English, bīdan (to wait)

Examples of bide in a sentence

They bide their time, waiting for the right opportunity.
He had to bide his time before speaking.
They bide the long wait with patience.

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French:patienter, endurer, ...
German:abwarten, aushalten, ...
Italian:aspettare, sopportare, ...
Spanish:esperar, soportar, ...
Portuguese:esperar, suportar, ...
Chinese:耐心等待, 忍受, ...
Japanese:時を待つ, 耐える, ...
Arabic:اِنْتَظَرَ, تَحَمَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַמְתִּין, לִסְבּוֹל, ...
Russian:выжидать, терпеть, ...
Ukrainian:вичікувати, терпіти, ...
Hindi:इंतजार करना, सहन करना, ...
Bengali:অপেক্ষা করা, সহ্য করা, ...
Catalan:esperar el moment adequat, suportar, ...
Czech:vyčkávat, snášet, ...
Danish:afvente, udholde, ...
Dutch:afwachten, verdragen, ...
Greek:περιμένω, ανέχομαι, ...
Hungarian:kivárni, eltűrni, ...
Khmer:រង់ចាំឱកាស, ស៊ូទ្រាំដោយអត់ធ្មត់, ...
Korean:기다리다, 견디다, ...
Persian:صبر کرد, تحمل کرد, ...
Polish:czekać, znosić, ...
Portuguese (BR):esperar, suportar, ...
Romanian:a aștepta momentul potrivit, a îndura, ...
Swedish:bida, uthärda, ...
Thai:รอ, อดทน, ...
Turkish:beklemek, katlanmak, ...
Vietnamese:chờ đợi, chịu đựng, ...

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