Bide , v. t. 1. To
encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.
Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,
That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm.
Shak.
2. To wait for; as, I bide
my time. See
Abide.
Bide (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bided; p. pr. & vb. n. Biding.]
[OE. biden, AS. bīdan; akin to OHG. bītan, Goth. beidan, Icel.
bī&?;&?;; perh. orig., to wait with
trust, and akin to bid. See Bid, v. t., and cf. Abide.] 1. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
All
knees to thee shall bow of
them that bide
In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell.
Milton.
2. To remain; to
continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be. Shak.
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