bide

bide
bide (v.) O.E. bidan "to stay, continue, live, remain," also "to trust, rely" (cognate with O.N. biða, O.S. bidan, O.Fris. bidia, M.Du. biden, O.H.G. bitan, Goth. beidan "to wait"), apparently from PIE *bheidh-, an extended stem of one root of O.E. biddan (see BID (Cf. bid) (v.)), the original sense of which was "to command," and "to trust" (Cf. Gk. peithein "to persuade," pistis "faith;" L. fidere "to trust," foedus "compact, treaty," O.C.S. beda "need"). Perhaps the sense evolved in prehistoric times through "endure," and "endure a wait," to "to wait." Preserved in Scotland and northern England, replaced elsewhere by abide in all senses except to bide one's time. Related: Bided; biding.

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  • bide — bide …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • bide — [ bid ] n. m. • 1882; de bidon ♦ Fam. 1 ♦ Ventre. « Qu est ce qu il tient comme bide ! » (Colette). 2 ♦ (1958) Échec complet (d abord au théâtre puis, par ext., dans un domaine quelconque). ⇒ fiasco, flop, four. La pièce a fait un bide. « Cinq… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • Bidé — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Un inodoro (izquierda) y un bidé (derecha) Un bidé o bidet (del francés «bidet», caballito, en alusión a la postura que se emplea durante su uso) es un recipiente bajo con agua corriente y desagüe, generalmente… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Bide — Bide, v. t. 1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo. [1913 Webster] Poor naked wretches, wheresoe er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To wait for; as, I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bide — bide; car·bide; pheo·phor·bide; phor·bide; …   English syllables

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bide — [baıd] v [: Old English; Origin: bidan] 1.) bide your time to wait until the right moment to do something ▪ They are stronger than us and can afford to bide their time. 2.) [i]old use to wait or stay somewhere, often for a long time = ↑abide …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bide — ► VERB archaic or dialect ▪ remain or stay in a place. ● bide one s time Cf. ↑bide one s time ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • bìdē — (bidê) m 〈G bidèa, N mn bidèi, G bidéā〉 kadica (školjka) s tekućom vodom za pranje intimnih dijelova tijela ✧ {{001f}}fr …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • bide — [ baıd ] verb intransitive an old word meaning to stay in a place bide your time to wait in a patient way for an opportunity to do something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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