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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.
Cards. to enter a bid of (a given quantity or suit): to bid two no-trump.
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.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
noun
Idioms 8.
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.
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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bid (bɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by for | |
| 1. | to offer (an amount) in attempting to buy something, esp in competition with others as at an auction |
| 2. | commerce to respond to an offer by a seller by stating (the more favourable terms) on which one is willing to make a purchase |
| 3. | (tr) to say (a greeting, blessing, etc): to bid farewell |
| 4. | to order; command: do as you are bid! |
| 5. | to attempt to attain power, etc |
| 6. | (tr) to invite; ask kindly: she bade him sit down |
| 7. | bridge to declare in the auction before play how many tricks one expects to make |
| 8. | bid defiance to resist boldly |
| 9. | bid fair to seem probable |
| —n | |
| 10. | a. an offer of a specified amount, as at an auction |
| b. the price offered | |
| 11. | commerce |
| a. a statement by a buyer, in response to an offer by a seller, of the more favourable terms that would be acceptable | |
| b. the price or other terms so stated | |
| 12. | an attempt, esp an attempt to attain power |
| 13. | bridge |
| a. the number of tricks a player undertakes to make | |
| b. a player's turn to make a bid | |
| 14. | short for bid price |
| [Old English biddan; related to German bitten] | |
| 'bidder | |
| —n | |
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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
to 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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Medical Dictionary
BIDS (bĭdz)
n.
A congenital condition resulting from a deficiency of high-sulfur protein and characterized by brittle hair, impaired intelligence, decreased fertility, and short stature.
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He bids his kinsfolk and the lady that he loves to breakfast.
The king bids the one to love, and the other to go to the bridge of geese.
Normally used regarding sequences that follow strong, forcing opening bids.
Sponsoring organizations regulate the use of certain psychic bids.
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