Bide
verb
To remain or stay somewhere.
He decided to bide in the town for a few more days.
Often appears as...
- bide here
- bide there
verb
To wait patiently for the perfect moment or opportunity.
You must bide your time and then attack when the enemy is weakest.
Often appears as...
- bide my time
- bide his time
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To endure or tolerate a situation or person.
I cannot bide his rudeness any longer.
Often appears as...
- bide ignorance
- bide a fool
Usage tips
Archaic
Literary
verb
To remain or stay somewhere.
He decided to bide in the town for a few more days.
Often appears as...
- bide here
- bide there
verb
To wait patiently for the perfect moment or opportunity.
You must bide your time and then attack when the enemy is weakest.
Often appears as...
- bide my time
- bide his time
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To endure or tolerate a situation or person.
I cannot bide his rudeness any longer.
Often appears as...
- bide ignorance
- bide a fool
Usage tips
Archaic
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Regional Use
Mostly used in the United Kingdom and is considered archaic.
She chose to bide at her grandmother's old house.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Comfort
Suggestions of choosing to stay somewhere contentedly or comfortably.
After his journey, he bided in the peaceful village.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporal Stay
Often implies a temporary stay, not a permanent one.
The weary traveler bided at the inn for a night.
Pro Tip 1/3Regional Use
Mostly used in the United Kingdom and is considered archaic.
She chose to bide at her grandmother's old house.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Comfort
Suggestions of choosing to stay somewhere contentedly or comfortably.
After his journey, he bided in the peaceful village.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporal Stay
Often implies a temporary stay, not a permanent one.
The weary traveler bided at the inn for a night.
Pro Tip 1/3Regional Use
Mostly used in the United Kingdom and is considered archaic.
She chose to bide at her grandmother's old house.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Comfort
Suggestions of choosing to stay somewhere contentedly or comfortably.
After his journey, he bided in the peaceful village.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporal Stay
Often implies a temporary stay, not a permanent one.
The weary traveler bided at the inn for a night.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 384 PIPE...
okay we're gonna sleep he's not going to sleep he is actually this is this is Hassan as hunting technique it's the hunting technique of most leopards walk to us see something and they lie down and they just wait and they bide their time and they rely upon their camouflage
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Orcas Let the Boats Hunt...
The whales simply bide their time.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 384 PIPE...
okay we're gonna sleep he's not going to sleep he is actually this is this is Hassan as hunting technique it's the hunting technique of most leopards walk to us see something and they lie down and they just wait and they bide their time and they rely upon their camouflage
Video examples
Orcas Let the Boats Hunt...
The whales simply bide their time.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Jim Broadbent
American Actor
As a young actor, I was advised to bide my time. Back then, there weren't good roles for someone like me. There were handsome leading men and character actors for smaller supporting roles. But I was told to hang in there, and it was good advice. We're all character actors now. Even a handsome man is a character actor at my age.
Quote examples
Matt Doherty
I have to bide my time, train well and still play well at club level and whenever my time comes to be more of a regular... but I'm just getting on with it. If I play, I play; if I don't, I don't, but then I will work harder to try get into the team.
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James Maddison
English Athlete
I started lower down the leagues with Coventry, so I'd had that taste of first-team action at a young age. I'd already played 40 or 50 games before moving on, and when I got to Norwich, I had to bide my time at the start.
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Cherie Blair
British Lawyer
I've learned when to speak out. You do have to learn when to bide your time and when to speak out, and I don't always get it right.
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Conor Coady
English Athlete
You have to be patient and bide your time and hopefully your chance will come.
Quote examples
James Whitcomb Riley
American Poet
The anger of a person who is strong, can always bide its time.
Quote examples
Jim Broadbent
American Actor
As a young actor, I was advised to bide my time. Back then, there weren't good roles for someone like me. There were handsome leading men and character actors for smaller supporting roles. But I was told to hang in there, and it was good advice. We're all character actors now. Even a handsome man is a character actor at my age.
Quote examples
Matt Doherty
I have to bide my time, train well and still play well at club level and whenever my time comes to be more of a regular... but I'm just getting on with it. If I play, I play; if I don't, I don't, but then I will work harder to try get into the team.
Quote examples
James Maddison
English Athlete
I started lower down the leagues with Coventry, so I'd had that taste of first-team action at a young age. I'd already played 40 or 50 games before moving on, and when I got to Norwich, I had to bide my time at the start.
Quote examples
Cherie Blair
British Lawyer
I've learned when to speak out. You do have to learn when to bide your time and when to speak out, and I don't always get it right.
Quote examples
Conor Coady
English Athlete
You have to be patient and bide your time and hopefully your chance will come.
Quote examples
James Whitcomb Riley
American Poet
The anger of a person who is strong, can always bide its time.
Example 1 of 6
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