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a simple past tense of bid.
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- The American people bade a heartfelt farewell to their 38th president last week.
- She smiled quietly, bade me fear nothing, and went her way.
- He always needed time to collect himself, as he bade another season goodbye.
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[bid] verb, bade or (Archaic) bad for 1, 2, 5, 6, 13 or bid for 3, 4, 7, 14, 15; bid·den or bid for 1, 2, 5, 6, 13 or bid for 3, 4, 7, 14; bid·ding; noun verb (used with object)
1.
to command; order; direct: to bid them depart.
2.
to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish): to bid good night.
3.
Commerce. to offer (a certain sum) as the price one will pay or charge: They bid $25,000 and got the contract.
4.
5.
to summon by invitation; invite.
verb (used without object)
6.
to command; order; direct: I will do as you bid.
7.
to make a bid: She bid at the auction for the old chair.
noun
Idioms8.
an act or instance of bidding.
9.
Cards.
a.
an offer to make a specified number of points or to take a specified number of tricks.
b.
the amount of such an offer.
c.
the turn of a person to bid.
10.
an invitation: a bid to join the club.
11.
an attempt to attain some goal or purpose: a bid for election.
12.
Also called bid price. Stock Exchange. the highest price a prospective buyer is willing to pay for a security at a given moment.
13.
bid fair. fair1 (def. 30).
14.
bid in, Commerce. to overbid all offers for (property) at an auction in order to retain ownership.
15.
bid up, Commerce. to increase the market price of by increasing bids.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English bidden, Old English biddan to beg, ask; cognate with Old Frisian bidda, Old Saxon biddian, Old High German bittan (German bitten), Old Norse bithja, Gothic bidjan; all < Germanic *bid-ja- (< Indo-European *bhidh-) command, akin to Greek peíthein to persuade, inspire with trust, English bide
before 900; Middle English bidden, Old English biddan to beg, ask; cognate with Old Frisian bidda, Old Saxon biddian, Old High German bittan (German bitten), Old Norse bithja, Gothic bidjan; all < Germanic *bid-ja- (< Indo-European *bhidh-) command, akin to Greek peíthein to persuade, inspire with trust, English bide
Related forms
bid·der, noun
Synonyms
1. charge; require, enjoin. 3. offer, tender, proffer. 8. offer, proposal; proffer.
1. charge; require, enjoin. 3. offer, tender, proffer. 8. offer, proposal; proffer.
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Word Origin & History
bid
The modern verb is a merger of two old words. The sense in bid farewell is from O.E. biddan "to ask, entreat, pray, beseech; order; beg" (class V strong verb, past tense bæd, past participle beden), from P.Gmc. *bidjan "to pray, entreat" (cf. Ger. bitten "to ask," O.H.G., 8c.), which, according
EXPANDto Kluge and Watkins is from a PIE base *gwhedh- "to ask, pray" (see bead). A bid at an auction, meanwhile, is from O.E. beodan "offer, proclaim" (class II strong verb; p.t. bead, p.p. boden), from P.Gmc. *biudanan "to stretch out, reach out, offer, present," (cf. Ger. bieten "to offer"), from PIE base *bh(e)udh- "to be aware, make aware" (cf. Skt. bodhati "is awake, is watchful, observes," buddhah "awakened, enlightened;" O.C.S. bljudo "to observe;" Lith. budeti "to be awake;" O.Ir. buide "contentment, thanks").
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