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(), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Bided; p. pr. & vb. n.Biding.] [OE. biden, AS. bdan; akin to OHG. btan, Goth. beidan, Icel. b; 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. 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. スポンサード リンク
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