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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Bid has 4 senses
- bid(n = noun.communication) bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something; Array is a kind of speech act
- bid(n = noun.act) play - an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
- bid(n = noun.communication) tender - a formal proposal to buy at a specified price; Array is a kind of offer, offering
- bid(n = noun.communication) bidding - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make; Array is a part of bridge
has particulars: countermand, order, charge, commission, direction, commandment, injunction, behest, open sesame
Derived form verb bid3
Derived form verb bid5
has particulars: overbid, buyout bid
Derived forms verb bid5, verb bid1
is a kind of statement
has particulars: contract, declaration, takeout, overbid, overcall, pre-empt, preempt, preemptive bid
Derived form verb bid4
Verb Bid has 6 senses
- bid(v = verb.possession) offer, tender - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" Derived forms noun bid3, noun bidder1
- bid(v = verb.communication) wish - invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" is one way to greet, recognise, recognize
- bid(v = verb.communication) adjure, beseech, conjure, entreat, press - ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" is one way to plead
- bid(v = verb.possession) call - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" is one way to play
- bid(v = verb.possession) Array - make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population" is one way to seek
- bid(v = verb.communication) invite - ask someone in a friendly way to do something; Array is one way to request
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Derived forms noun bid1, adjective biddable1, noun bidding1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Derived forms noun bid4, noun bidder2, noun bidding3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
Derived forms noun bid2, noun bid3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derived forms adjective biddable1, noun bidding2
Sample sentence:
They Bid him to write the letter
CIDE DICTIONARY
Bid, v. t. [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. bi, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request, and E. bead, also perh. to Gr. teiqein to persuade, L. fidere to trust, E. faith, and bide. But this word was early confused with OE. beden, beoden, AS. beódan, to offer, command; akin to Icel. bj, Goth. biudan (in comp.), OHG. biotan to command, bid, G. bieten, D. bieden, to offer, also to Gr. pynqa`nesqai to learn by inquiry, Skr. budh to be awake, to heed, present OSlav. bud to be awake, E. bode, v. The word now has the form of OE. bidden to ask, but the meaning of OE. beden to command, except in “to bid beads.”
to pray with beads, as the Roman Catholics; to distinguish each bead by a prayer. [Obs.] -- to defy openly; to brave. -- to offer a good prospect; to make fair promise; to seem likely.
- To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract). [1913 Webster]
- To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning, farewell, etc. [1913 Webster]"Neither bid him God speed." [1913 Webster]"He bids defiance to the gaping crowd." [1913 Webster]
- To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. Gay. [1913 Webster]
- To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command. [1913 Webster]"That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow." [1913 Webster]"Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee." [1913 Webster]"I was bid to pick up shells." [1913 Webster]
- To invite; to call in; to request to come. [1913 Webster]"As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To offer; proffer; tender; propose; order; command; direct; charge; enjoin.
Bid, imp. & p. p.
Bid, n.
An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for something to be done or furnished; that which is offered. [1913 Webster]
- To pray. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Bid, v. & n.
--v. (bidding; past bid, archaic bade; past part. bid, archaic bidden)
1 tr. & intr. (past and past part. bid) (often foll. by for, against) a (esp. at an auction) offer (a certain price) (did not bid for the vase; bid against the dealer; bid {pound}20). b offer to do work etc. for a stated price.
2 tr. archaic or literary a command; order (bid the soldiers shoot). b invite (bade her start).
3 tr. archaic or literary a utter (greeting or farewell) to (I bade him welcome). b proclaim (defiance etc.).
4 (past and past part. bid) Cards a intr. state before play how many tricks one intends to make. b tr. state (one's intended number of tricks).
--n.
1 a (esp. at an auction) an offer (of a price) (a bid of {pound}5). b an offer (to do work, supply goods, etc.) at a stated price; a tender.
2 Cards a statement of the number of tricks a player proposes to make.
3 colloq. an attempt; an effort (a bid for power).
--v. (bidding; past bid, archaic bade; past part. bid, archaic bidden)
1 tr. & intr. (past and past part. bid) (often foll. by for, against) a (esp. at an auction) offer (a certain price) (did not bid for the vase; bid against the dealer; bid {pound}20). b offer to do work etc. for a stated price.
2 tr. archaic or literary a command; order (bid the soldiers shoot). b invite (bade her start).
3 tr. archaic or literary a utter (greeting or farewell) to (I bade him welcome). b proclaim (defiance etc.).
4 (past and past part. bid) Cards a intr. state before play how many tricks one intends to make. b tr. state (one's intended number of tricks).
--n.
1 a (esp. at an auction) an offer (of a price) (a bid of {pound}5). b an offer (to do work, supply goods, etc.) at a stated price; a tender.
2 Cards a statement of the number of tricks a player proposes to make.
3 colloq. an attempt; an effort (a bid for power).
Idiom
bid fair to seem likely to. make a bid for try to gain (made a bid for freedom).
Derivative
bidder n.
Etymology
OE biddan ask f. Gmc, & OE beodan offer, command
THESAURUS
Bid
adjuration, advance, appeal, approach, ask, asking price, assay, attempt, bargain, bargain price, beat down, beseechment, bid for, bid in, bid price, bid up, biddance, bidding, call, call on, call the signals, call upon, calling, cash price, chaffer, charge, cheapen, clamor, command, commission, controlled price, crack, cry, current price, current quotation, cut price, declare, decree, dicker, dictate, direct, drive a bargain, effort, endeavor, engraved invitation, enjoin, entreaty, essay, experiment, feeler, fixed price, flat rate, fling, gambit, give an order, give the word, go, going price, haggle, higgle, huckster, imploration, imploring, imprecation, instruct, invitation, invite, invocation, invocatory plea, issue a command, issue a writ, jew down, lick, list price, make a bid, make an offer, mandate, market price, move, neat price, negotiate, net, obsecration, obtestation, offer, offer to buy, offering, ordain, order, order about, outbid, overture, package price, piece price, plea, prayer, preliminary approach, presentation, price list, prices current, proclaim, proffer, promulgate, pronounce, quotation, quoted price, recommended price, request, rogation, rule, say the word, selling price, shill, shot, stab, step, stock market quotations, stroke, strong bid, submission, suit, summon, summons, supplication, tell, tentative, tentative approach, trade price, trial, trial and error, try, underbid, undertaking, unit price, warn, whack, wholesale priceROGET THESAURUS
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Command
VB command, order, decree, enact, ordain, dictate, direct, give orders, prescribe, set, appoint, mark out, set a task, prescribe a task, impose a task, set to work, put in requisition, bid, enjoin, charge, call upon, instruct, require at the hands of, exact, impose, tax, task, demand, insist on, claim, lay claim to, revendicate, reclaim, cite, summon, call for, send for, subpoena, beckon, issue a command, make a requisition, issue a requisition, promulgate a requisition, make a decree, issue a decree, promulgate a decree, make an order, issue an order, promulgate an order, give the word of command, give the word, give the signal, call to order, give the law, lay down the law, assume the command, remand, be ordered, receive an order.Offer
N offer, proffer, presentation, tender, bid, overture, proposal, proposition, motion, invitation, candidature, offering, offering, offered, in the market, for sale, to let, disengaged, on hire.VB offer, proffer, present, tender, bid, propose, move, make a motion, make advances, start, invite, hold out, place in one's way, put forward, hawk about, offer for sale, press, lay at one's feet, offer oneself, present oneself, volunteer, come forward, be a candidate, stand for, bid for, seek, be at one's service, go a begging, bribe.
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