bide
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English bīdan, from Proto-Germanic *bīdanan, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”)/ *bheidh-. Latinate cognates (via PIE) include faith and fidelity.
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bide (third-person singular simple present bides, present participle biding, simple past bode or bided, past participle bided or bidden)
- (transitive) (chiefly dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
- (intransitive) (archaic or dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
- (intransitive) (archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
- (transitive) (archaic) To wait for; to await.
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- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
[edit] Usage notes
- The verb has been replaced by abide in Standard English for almost all its uses, and is now rarely found outside the expression bide one's time.
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(intransitive) (archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain
[edit] Basque
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
bide
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bide
[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic *bītanan, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeid- (“to split”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /biːdə/, [ˈb̥iːðə]
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bide (imperative bid, infinitive at bide, present tense bider, past tense bed, past participle har bidt)
- bite (to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth)
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bide m. (plural bides)
- A fiasco or flop, particularly in the entertainment industry; a box office bomb.
- (informal) The belly, especially a fat one; the stomach or abdomen.
- (uncountable) Something fake.
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[edit] Scots
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From Old English bīdan, from Proto-Germanic.
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bide
- to dwell, to live
- Tae bide somewhaur: to dwell somewhere.
- Tae bide: to dwell.
- Whaur dae ye bide?: where do you live?
[edit] Serbo-Croatian
[edit] Noun
bide n. (Cyrillic spelling биде)
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