bide+one's+time

  • 21bide — 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 1 …

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  • 22bide — bider, n. /buyd/, v., bided or bode; bided or (Archaic) bid; biding. v.t. 1. Archaic. to endure; bear. 2. Obs. to encounter. v.i. 3. to dwell; abide; wait; remain. 4. bide one s time, to wait for a favorable opportunity: He wanted to ask for a… …

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  • 23bide — v.intr. archaic or dial. remain; stay. Phrases and idioms: bide one s time await one s best opportunity. Etymology: OE bidan f. Gmc …

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  • 24bide — verb archaic or dialect remain or stay in a certain place. Phrases bide one s time wait quietly for a good opportunity to do something. Origin OE bīdan, of Gmc origin …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 25bide — [[t]baɪd[/t]] v. bid•ed or bode, bid•ed, bid•ing. 1) to wait; remain 2) archaic to endure; bear • bide one s time Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE bīdan bid′er, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26bide — [c]/baɪd / (say buyd) verb (bode, biding) –verb (t) 1. Archaic to endure; bear. –verb (i) 2. Archaic to dwell; abide; wait; remain; continue. –phrase (bided, biding) 3. bide one s time, to wait for a favourable opportunity. {Mi …

  • 27time — n. unlimited duration entire period of existence 1) time flies; passes 2) in time (we exist in time and space) unlimited future period 3) time will tell (time will tell if we are right) 4) in time (in time everything will be forgotten) moment… …

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  • 28One Hot Minute — Album par Red Hot Chili Peppers Sortie 12 septembre 1995 Enregistrement …

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  • 29time — time1 W1S1 [taım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(minutes/hours etc)¦ 2¦(on a clock)¦ 3¦(occasion)¦ 4¦(point when something happens)¦ 5¦(period of time)¦ 6¦(available time)¦ 7 all the time 8 most of the time 9 half the time 10 at tim …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30time — 1 /taIm/ noun TIME 1 (U) something that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using clocks: a machine that can travel through time | The basic unit of time, the second, was redefined in 1967. | time passes/goes by: time goes by so quickly… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English