Dictionary Entry
bide
bide is a 4-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
- 2transitive verb
To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be.
- 3transitive verb
To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.
- 4transitive verb
To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide.
- 5verb
dwell
"You can stay with me while you are in town"
"stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
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