bide
verbNAmE//baɪd//
[intransitive] (old use) = abideVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bide he / she / it bides
past simple bided
-ing form biding
to wait for the right time to do something He decided to bide his time until he got an opportunity to talk to her alone.
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