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bide

bide [ bīd ] (past bode [ bōd ] or bid·ed, past participle bid·ed, present participle bid·ing, 3rd person present singular bides)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
stay: to stay, remain, or wait ( archaic )
Bide here with us a while.

[ Old English biden< Indo-European]
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