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Bide
BYDE
Meaning in Scotland
To stay, live, or remain in a place.
Common in parts of Scotland, especially the north-east, with regional grammar variation.
Natural examples
How Bide appears in context
- Where do you bide?
- We bided there for two years.
Context profile
Tone, setting, audience, and caution
Context-dependent; examples show common everyday force.
Conversation, local writing, or Scottish institutional use depending on the entry.
Recognizable to many Scottish speakers, with uneven regional frequency.
Common in parts of Scotland, especially the north-east, with regional grammar variation.
Common patterns
Phrases built around this meaning
- where do you bide
- bide here
- bide a while
Related meanings
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Evidence
Sources used for this entry
- Essential Scots-English DictionaryDictionaries of the Scots Language
Authoritative general reference with English definitions for thousands of Scots words and regional labels.