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Thesaurus: bide

To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.

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  1. v. t. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
  2. v. t. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.
  3. v. t. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.
  4. v. t. To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide.
  5. 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. 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.