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(archaic, dialectal) Present participle for to remain or stay in a specified state or position
“You'd be wiser to bide aboard while I have a word with a tailor I know.”
(archaic, dialectal) Present participle for to remain active, in existence, or in a given state
“Bide in this darkness as long as thou mayest, evermore crying after Him that thou lovest.”
(dialectal) Present participle for to bear, endure or tolerate something
“Eh, doctor, I cannot bide to hear your step, and yet I am fain, fain to hear it.”
Present participle for to stay somewhere, typically temporarily
Present participle for to make no progress, expending effort just enough to maintain a stable position
Present participle for to move or act at a slow speed
Living somewhere on a long-term basis
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