To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future.
simple past tense of bide
To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
A stop; a halting; delay.
An omen; a foreshadowing.
A herald; a messenger.
To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
To conjure up with incantations.
To call to mind (something) for some purpose.
To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.