bide

Meaning

Verb

• To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
• To face with resistance; to encounter; to withstand.
• To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
• To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
• To wait for; to await.

Origin

• From Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan ("to stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for, await, expect; endure, experience, find; attain, obtain; own"), from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan ("to wait"), from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną ("to wait"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti, from *bʰeydʰ-. Latinate cognates (via PIE) include faith and fidelity.