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How to pronounce bide in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms abide, stay
Type of stay, stay on, continue, remain
Has types visit, outstay, overstay

Examples of bide

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Victims of previous frauds had to bide their time before receiving any payments.
From the stltoday.com
If there is no such handle, you may do better to bide your time until there is.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
There are sound reasons for a re-elected government to bide its time for a while.
From the economist.com
Cavity nesters such as woodpeckers tend to bide their time in hollowed-out trees.
From the stltoday.com
The Panthers freshman said it wasn't her intent to sit back and bide her time.
From the denverpost.com
Then they put him in an isolation chamber, but it taught him to bide his time.
From the latimes.com
She had a boyfriend at the time but I was happy to be her friend and bide my time.
From the independent.co.uk
In such a situation, Mr Chhibber points out, all the Bank can do is bide its time.
From the economist.com
Bide your time and see what everyone else is doing before you reveal your position.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • Dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
  • Sass & Bide is an Australian fashion label, internationally acclaimed and recognized for its quirkiness and over the top styling. It was founded by Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton in 1999.
  • Biding is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
  • (chiefly dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate; (archaic or dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide; (archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain; (archaic) To wait for; to await
  • (Biding) The act of placing a bid on an auction item.
  • V. Past tense of buy.