verb
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To issue a command; to tell.
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He bade me come in.
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To invite; to summon.
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She was bidden to the wedding.
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To utter a greeting or salutation.
verb
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To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
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Have you ever bid in an auction?
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To offer as a price.
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She bid £2000 for the Persian carpet.
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To make an attempt.
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He was bidding for the chance to coach his team to victory once again.
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To announce (one's goal), before starting play.
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To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.
Examples of bid in a Sentence
They bid them goodnight and climbed the stairs.
She bid him goodbye and walked away.
The impulse to do as he bid was too strong.
I bid you carry it to him.
They entered into deep conversation, discussing the pending bid item—a statue of a nymph waving a snake.
She heard a muffled response to her knock and walked in, not caring if he bid her enter or get lost.
Dean hoped Edith would tell the old witch where to stuff it, but instead she looked as if she had just won an auction bid for a coronation gown.
Sumatra, Java and Borneo, where active development began in 1883, 1886 and 1896, bid fair to rank before long among the chief sources of the oil supplies of the world.
On the 15th and 16th Alexander caroused deep into the night at the house by man through his chamber to bid him farewell.
Having been strongly fortified by Charles V., the city was in 1525 able to bid defiance to Francis I., who was so disastrously beaten in the vicinity, but two years later the French under Lautrec subjected it to a sack of seven days.
Immediately on erban's death the boiars, to prevent the Porte from handing over the office to the Greek adventurer who bid the highest, proceeded to elect his sister's son Constantine Brancovan.
This auction site has millions of products, retail and wholesale, and gives everyone an equal chance to bid on items.
It was one thing to covertly admire Alex, but quite another to stand here discussing him as though he were high dollar merchandise at a low bid auction... and why was Katie so concerned?
It is evident that the Samaritans were not to be outdone by the Jews, that Mount Gerizim was once more being set up against Jerusalem, and that a bold bid was being made by the hated Samaritans for a world-wide religion, which should embrace Pagans as well as Christians.
We bid Mayor Wilkie good day, content Alder's Bridge as we continued to call it, was in good hands.
Mr Rose has been widely seen as the only man able to persuade shareholders to reject the bid from Mr Green.
First pair to bid and make a grand slam.
It also allows you to get on the National Bidders List so you'll be informed of when there is a seized car to bid on.
The information that you gathered about the property will allow you to begin formulating a starting bid.
Some items on eBay have an option to buy it without having to place a bid.
For an additional cost, buyers and sellers can also attend an innovative gathering where sellers offer their social networking website or business for sale and buyers can bid on those products.
How do I change my bid on a particular keyword?
I cajoled us on in an anxious bid for a raised knoll where a breeze would ensure midges stayed grounded.
Oscar Reyes quite rightly lambasted the idea of getting cultural figures involved when we do not even know about the bid yet.
European lawmakers also reiterated their support for Taiwan's bid to rejoin the World Health Organization as an observer.
The staff then liquidated his company in a bid to obtain redundancy pay from the government.
Residents, and Community Beat Officer Kath Jukes were very keen to make this a regular event in a bid to deter litter louts.
However, a shipping magnate has stepped in with a rival offer $ 4 million above Abbey's bid.
We have also bid for the funding of induction mentors to support a cluster of primary schools.
Hope your looking after the Arbroath top that was bid for by a group of rather merry gents at the recent succesful Sportsmans Dinner.
With the police on three sides, he makes a final bid for freedom by entering a minefield.
Any bid to look into the ethical minefield was somewhat superceded by the general drama of getting news of the site out.
A DVD reminding young motorists about safe driving has been launched in a bid to cut the number of fatal crashes in north Wales.
The new scheme is promoted as being an alternative to widening motorways in a bid to ease congestion and manage traffic incidents.
Glasgow scientists have been examining the tsunami deposits in a bid to more accurately predict future occurrences.
It is one of many ways we are getting involved in supporting London's bid and encouraging others to do the same.
If someone else bids later, Ebay will automatically outbid them, as long as it's still less than your bid maximum.
If you are immediately outbid, you will be informed, and you may place a new, higher bid.
Only one bid in these categories outside the specialist institutions did not make such collaboration overt.
Two bills passed through the US Senate on Friday in a bid to combat internet piracy.
If you wish to be kept informed of any bids exceeding yours, enclose a postcard or SASE with your bid.
In such a situation, highly productive staff would tend to have their salaries bid up.
The British publicist Phil Symes had worked with Behi on The Magic Box and agreed to help Behi in his bid to reach Brando.
In fairly high water conditions the four descended the ramp whilst Peter Rose snapped photos and bid us a final farewell.
A levy is paid by non-domestic ratepayers in the BID Area Important point ONE PAYS ALL PAY!
This simply shows how many bid retractions you have made in the past 6 months.
In September 1997 the Post revealed that a £ 5.5million Lottery grant bid toward a proposed revamp of St Helen's had failed.
This well known brand was then reworded with ' Back the Bid London 2012 in place of ' Network SouthEast ' .
Small arms, described as ' high-powered rifles ' USA 1988 US Customs foil bid to buy rifles from gun dealer in Alabama.
The construction industry is back in the spotlight again with significant fines imposed on over 350 companies engaged in bid rigging.