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Added 9 October 2026

bide

/baɪd/ verb

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To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
To face with resistance; to encounter; to withstand.
To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.

Origin

From Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan (“to stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for, await, expect; endure, experience, find; attain, obtain; own”), from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan (“to wait”), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti, from *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, persuade, compel, trust”). Latinate cognates (via PIE) include faith and fidelity.

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