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bide

bide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahyd]
    • /baɪd/
    • /baɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahyd]
    • /baɪd/

Definitions of bide word

  • verb bide to continue in a certain place or state; stay 3
  • verb bide to live; dwell 3
  • verb bide to tolerate; endure 3
  • intransitive verb bide to stay; continue 3
  • intransitive verb bide to dwell; reside 3
  • intransitive verb bide to wait 3

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Origin of bide

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English biden, Old English bīdan; cognate with Old Frisian bīdia, Old Saxon bīdan, Old High German bītan, Old Norse bītha, Gothic beidan, Latin fīdere, Greek peíthesthai to trust, rely < Indo-European *bheidh-; the meaning apparently developed: have trust > endure > wait > abide > remain

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Parts of speech for Bide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bide popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

bide usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bide

verb bide

  • sit tight — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
  • dwell — to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
  • reside — to apply new siding, as to a house.
  • await — If you await someone or something, you wait for them.
  • attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.

Antonyms for bide

verb bide

  • complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
  • cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
  • go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.

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