noun
Meaning 1
An awaiting; expectation.
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noun
An awaiting; expectation.
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noun
Residence; habitation.
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Usage: archaic
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verb
present participle and gerund of bide
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
From Middle English biding, bydyng, equivalent to bide + -ing.
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