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What does bide mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bide? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive, chiefly dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
  2. (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
  3. (intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
  4. (transitive, archaic) To wait for; to await.
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Over clear pools, that solitude must bide, await your sowing like a holy bride, to cast off widowhood when you draw near.
Its small pleasures bide time quite well before the film segues into a more action-packed finale.
I'll bide my time, wait for the weather to improve and for my strength to build up.
Too awful it is for an aged man to bide and bear, that his bairn so young rides on the gallows.
Most times, you have to play for the middle of the green, bide your time and wait for a chance to be aggressive.
If you know Hawthorne's story, it's an intriguing detail, a fascinating invitation to bide awhile and think.

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