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bide
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
bide
(verb)
bide
/
ˈ
baɪd/
verb
bides
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bided
;
biding
bide
/
ˈ
baɪd/
verb
bides
;
bided
;
biding
Britannica Dictionary definition of BIDE
bide your time
:
to wait for the right time before you do something
He is
biding his time
[=waiting for the right opportunity] before asking his parents for a loan.
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