bide
verb (used with object)
to endure; bear.
Example Sentences
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Executives bided their time behind stanchions in a fully-occupied and grey-carpeted room with bright overhead lighting in the Congress Center, the event hub for the annual confab in Davos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Newby toned it down and bided his time.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025
It’s a gift to readers that Hanna bided her time before speaking for herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Many bided time in a hardscrabble neighborhood, renamed “Little Haiti,” while working in car washes, restaurants and factories that produce goods for export to the United States.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
They could have bided their time until the borders eventually reopened or gone through legal channels to get us green cards before we left Iran, but that would have likely taken years.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
