bode
ˈbōd 
or bided; bided; biding
or bided; bided; biding
1
past tense usually bided
: to wait for
—used chiefly in the phrase bide one's time
is biding his time before asking for a raise
2
archaic
: withstand
two men … might bide the winter storm—
W. C. Bryant
W. C. Bryant3
chiefly dialectal
: to put up with : tolerate
… couldn't bide children on his place …—J. W. Riley
J. W. Riley1
: to continue in a state or condition
bide still a moment
2
: to wait awhile : tarry
3
: to continue in a place : sojourn
bide in a cabin
bider
noun
Examples of bide in a Sentence
how long are you going to bide in this unhappy marriage?
at my advanced age I simply cannot bide young children
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—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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During the heat of summer, those grass roots are just biding their time, waiting for the temperatures to go back down.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
In a typical coup attempt, much of the military remains neutral, biding its time to see whether the leader or coupists will prevail.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
The pregame ovation for Jonathan Toews lasted so long that Haydn Fleury had to wait in the tunnel, biding his time before joining the Jets at centre ice.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
During the heat of summer, those grass roots are just biding their time, waiting for the temperatures to go back down.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bide
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“Bide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bide. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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