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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bide v : dwell (archaic); "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: {abide}, {stay}]
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