Synonyms for bide

Most common

continue · expect · tolerate · endure · await

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.

Related words

Word family

bid

Phrases

bide one's time bide tryst

Forms

Past participle

bided
e.g. bided → waited, abid, endured, stayed…

Example sentences

• continue We have to continue doing this until it gets done.
• expect You can't expect me to always think of everything!
• tolerate I would say that I tolerate cold better than heat.
• endure They had to endure great hardship during the war.
• await Take heart, then, brave ones, our homes await you.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

aby

4 letters

live¹, wait¹, stay¹, bear¹

5 letters

stick¹, brook¹, abide², dwell¹, await²

6 letters

expect², remain², suffer², endure², reside², linger²

7 letters

sustain², swallow², persist²

8 letters

continue³, tolerate³

9 letters

persevere³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abide² = 2 syllables).