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Bide vs Aide - What's the difference?

bide | aide |

As a noun bide

is bidet (low-mounted plumbing fixture for cleaning the genitalia and anus).

As a verb aide is

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bide

English

Verb

  • (transitive, chiefly, dialectal) To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
  • (intransitive, archaic, or, dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
  • * Milton
    • All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide / In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell.
  • (intransitive, archaic, or, dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
  • (archaic) To wait for; to await.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "bide")

    Usage notes

    * The verb has been replaced by (abide) in Standard English for almost all its uses, and is now rarely found outside the expression (term, bide one's time).

    Derived terms

    * bide one's time * abide

    Related terms

    * bid * faith * fidelity

    aide

    English

    (wikipedia aide)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An assistant.
  • (military) An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.

    • Anagrams

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