Definition of "bides" [bides]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bide. (verb)

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• "That fine, sturdy verb, "bides" – as in "bides cold" – belongs to Old English, of course ( "abidan")."
• "Sort of comes across like we might see Boom Tubes pop up "from glen to glen and down the mountainside" (read: freaking everywhere), and Montoya's gotta ride it out on her own for a bit while Charlie "bides" (his time?)"
• "I get that the no drama approach, where Obama bides his time and gently nudges forward as various political crises pass, was probably the best hope for passing something as huge as HCR."