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Bide is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like stay or abide. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Bide meaning

  1. To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
  2. To face with resistance; to encounter; to withstand.
  3. To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.

Synonyms of Bide

stay abide stay on continue remain

Related words

Other words often associated with Bide or its synonyms:

act endure suffer rest tolerate stop stomach proceed talk persist edict digest

Using Bide

  • The main meaning on this page is: To bear; to endure; to tolerate. | To face with resistance; to encounter; to withstand. | To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
  • Useful related words include: stay, abide, stay on, continue.
  • In the example corpus, bide often appears in combinations such as: to bide, bide his, bide their.

Context around Bide

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

must 2× joe 1×

Sentence patterns with Bide

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

happy to bide his time 2× and must bide her time 1× both will bide their time 1× coach to bide his time 1× composure to bide their time 1× decided to bide their time 1× enemy joe bide said 1× fed can bide its time 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and if trossard 1× and yet if 1× but now that 1× dvae however revealed 1× for now prendergast 1× hard realities can 1×

Common sentence endings:

bide his time 2× bide their time 2× a new challenge 1× at the end 1× at the racecourse 1× bide her time 1×

Words around Bide

Just before it in the word index:

biddy 12 biddulph 9 biddle 31 biddix 2 bidding 717 biddick 3

Just after it in the word index:

bideawee 2 bided 7 bideford 17 biden 12.913 bidendonald 2 bidenflation 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

abadi 36 acidification 36 acker 36 actuator 36 affinities 36 aftercare 36

Corpus analysis for Bide

  • In this selection, "bide" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, must and joe stand out and add context to how "bide" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include happy to bide his time and and must bide her time. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bide" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bide

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Both will bide their time. (5 words)

It’s you, it’s you must go and I must bide. (12 words)

Hard realities can bide their time until the impossible has finally faded from view. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

And yet if we have learned anything at all from the small sample size of Maresca’s managerial career – which takes in a grand total of 67 games, all at second-tier level – then it is that Maresca’s teams are happy to bide their time. (46 words)

The likes of Brunt and Scarr have had to bide their time but Parkinson, preparing for Saturday's cross-border derby against rivals Shrewsbury Town at The Racecourse, feels the summer signings have fitted in well at The Racecourse. (39 words)

Vermeulen, along with many in the South African rugby community, rates Hanekom highly, but said during a press conference in Edinburgh that the bruiser would need to bide his time before getting his first run for the Boks. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

And if Trossard keeps delivering scintillating performances like this as a false nine, Jesus will be happy to bide his time until he is 100 per cent match fit.

If you’re hoping to get your own way you may therefore have to bide your time.

Millions of Russian citizens who only want to live in peace with their neighbours are not the enemy," Joe Bide said.

She was guilty of holding as she tried to bide her time and catch her breath before going again.

And yet if we have learned anything at all from the small sample size of Maresca’s managerial career – which takes in a grand total of 67 games, all at second-tier level – then it is that Maresca’s teams are happy to bide their time.

As such, the Fed can bide its time for a few more months, he said.

Both will bide their time.

But now that Mr Trump has posted bond, Ms James cannot start seizing his assets and must bide her time.

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For now, Prendergast is happy to bide his time, particularly as he will be at Munster for the next two years regardless of what decision is made, but ultimately, he is hoping to get the nod.

Hard realities can bide their time until the impossible has finally faded from view.

Joe Gauci can't wait to play in the Premier League for Aston Villa, even if he has to bide his time.

Last season the individual quality of Frokjaer was clear to see, but the Dane certainly had to bide his time.

The likes of Brunt and Scarr have had to bide their time but Parkinson, preparing for Saturday's cross-border derby against rivals Shrewsbury Town at The Racecourse, feels the summer signings have fitted in well at The Racecourse.

Vermeulen, along with many in the South African rugby community, rates Hanekom highly, but said during a press conference in Edinburgh that the bruiser would need to bide his time before getting his first run for the Boks.

Dvae, however, revealed that he expects the young coach to bide his time before seeking out a new challenge.

It’s you, it’s you must go and I must bide.

In a nervous, no-holds-barred encounter the home side, down to 13 men for one ten-minute period, had the patience and composure to bide their time and stretch away at the end.

Most of the relatives wink at Granpapa’s racism and bide their time, hoping to be remember in his Will.

The injured are forced to bide their time in overcrowded hospitals, so many now starting to deal with the trauma of surviving a nightmare.

The Italians are thought to have weighed up an offer in the January transfer window but decided to bide their time.

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Common combinations with bide

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bide" in a sentence?
An example: "And if Trossard keeps delivering scintillating performances like this as a false nine, Jesus will be happy to bide his time until he is 100 per cent match fit." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "bide" from authentic English texts.
What does "bide" mean?
Bide means: To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
What are synonyms of "bide"?
Common synonyms of "bide" include: stay, abide, stay on, continue, remain.
How many example sentences with "bide" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "bide", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.