Meaning of bíða | Babel Free

Definitions

1. wait
   intransitive, strong, verb
2. to wait
   intransitive, strong, verb
3. to wait for, await
   formal, strong, uncommon, verb
4. to wait, pile up, be on the docket
   intransitive, strong, verb
5. to await, wait for; to be on someone's to-do list
   strong, transitive, verb
6. [with accusative or genitive, along with fyrir (+ dative) ‘against whom’ (optional)]
   strong, verb
7. receive
   strong, verb
8. to abide, undergo, suffer (some fate, usually something bad)
   strong, verb

Equivalents

Examples

“Bíddu eftir mér!”

Wait for me!

“Bíddu!”

Wait!

“Bíddu mín.”

Wait for me.

“Verkefnin bíða í hrönnum.”

The tasks are piling up.

“Stjórnarinnar bíða mörg verkefnin.”

The government has many tasks to get to.

“Mörg verkefni bíða úrlausnar.”

Many projects await a resolution.

“bíða e-s aldrei bætur”

never be the same after smth

“bíða tjón”

receive an injury

“Karþagómenn biðu ósigur fyrir Rómverjum.”

The Carthaginians suffered defeat at the hands of the Romans.

CEFR level