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   Bide (), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bided; p. pr. & vb. n. Biding.] [OE. biden, AS. bīdan; akin to OHG. bītan, Goth. beidan, Icel. bī; 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.
   
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   All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide
   
   In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell. Milton.
   
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   2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.  Shak.
   
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   Bide, v. t.
   1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.
   
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   Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,
   
   That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. Shak.
   
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   2. To wait for; as, “I bide my time”. See Abide.
   
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