bide

Stay and anticipate

Bide means to wait or remain in a place.

The word is old-fashioned except in the phrase bide your time, meaning to wait patiently for the right moment: She bided her time until the opportunity arose.

In Scottish and some regional dialects, bide retains its older sense of dwell or stay: He bides in Edinburgh.

waiting

wait

Delay until later

lingerStay beyond necessity
tarryDelay one's leaving
remainStay in place

stay · pause · hold · delay · hover · idle · loiter · dawdle · standby · sit tight

reside

dwell

Inhabit a place

stayRemain in position
remainStay in place
lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling

inhabit · sojourn · domicile · reside · settle · quarter · tarry

endurance

perseverance

Sustained resolve despite obstacles

fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
tenacityPersistent grip or resolve

steadfastness · persistence · determination · stamina · grit · staying power · constancy · holding out · weathering · outlasting

patience

forbearance

Patient self-control, delayed enforcement

toleranceWillingness to accept difference
composureEmotional self-control
equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness

stoicism · calm · serenity · restraint · self-control · acceptance · tranquility · steadiness · quietude · long-suffering

bide

wait

dwell

perseverance

forbearance

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