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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. dwell;
- Example: "You can stay with me while you are in town"
- Example: "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
[syn: bide, abide, stay]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bide \Bide\, v. t. 1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo. [1913 Webster] Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bide \Bide\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bided; p. pr. & vb. n. Biding.] [OE. biden, AS. b[imac]dan; akin to OHG. b[imac]tan, Goth. beidan, Icel. b[imac]??; 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. [1913 Webster] All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bide v 1: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide, abide, stay]