Scotland · verb
bide
To stay, live, wait, remain, or endure.
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What bide means
Bide can mean to stay somewhere, live in a place, wait, remain, or endure depending on the sentence.
How it is used
Common forms include bide here, where do you bide, and bide a wee while.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- Usually /baɪd/
- Register
- Scots; familiar in several Scottish regions.
- Variants
- byde
Examples
Each example is followed by its intended plain-English meaning.
Where do you bide?
Where do you live?
Bide here till I come back.
Stay here until I return.
What to watch for
Bide has several related senses, so translating it only as live can be misleading.
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