verb (bode or bided; bided; biding)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bīdan; akin to Old High German bītan to wait, Latin fidere to trust, Greek peithesthai to believe Date: before 12th century transitive verb to wait for, withstand , to put up with ; tolerate , intransitive verb to continue in a state or condition, to wait awhile ; tarry , to continue in a place ; sojourn , bider noun