bide
verb (used with object)
to endure; bear.
had bided
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past perfectof bide.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Others said Navarro had bided his time, keeping his head down, persistently building his case.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2018
Snowden, who had his U.S. passport revoked by Washington, had bided his time in the transit area between the runway and passport control, which Russia considers neutral territory.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2013
Out of deference to the red-ball game he had bided his time.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2010
General Butler said he had "bided his time" until he had heard the whole plot, then made his revelations.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had bided his time all summer, waiting for the horses to reach their peaks and the demand for the race to build again.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
