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Bide \Bide\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bided}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Biding}.] [OE. biden, AS. b[imac]dan; akin to OHG.
b[imac]tan, Goth. beidan, Icel. b[imac]??; perh. orig., to
wait with trust, and akin to bid. See {Bid}, v. t., and cf.
{Abide}.]
1. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
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All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide
In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell.
--Milton.
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2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or
state; to continue to be. --Shak.
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