bid

Definition of bid

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪd/
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• Rhymes: -ɪd

Etymology 1

From Old English verb biddan ‘ask, demand'. Conflation from Old English verb bēodan ‘offer, announce'

Verb

to bid (third-person singular simple present bids, present participle bidding, simple past bade, past participle bidden)

1. (transitive) To issue a command; to tell.
   
   He bade me to come in.
   
   
2. (transitive) To invite; to summon; to offer.
   
   She was bidden to the wedding.
   
   
3. (transitive) To utter a greeting or salutation.
   
   We bade him farewell.
   1999: "[H]e walked up to the village of Wall and bade good morning to the guards on the gate." - Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 15 (2001 Perennial Edition).

Etymology 2

From Old English verb bēodan ‘offer, announce'. Conflation from Old English verb biddan ‘ask, demand'.

Verb

to bid (third-person singular simple present bids, present participle bidding, simple past and past participle bid)

1. (intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
   
   Have you ever bid in an auction?
   
   
2. (intransitive, card games) To announce one's goal, before starting play.
3. (transitive) To offer as a price.
   
   She bid £2000 for the Persian carpet.
   
   
4. (transitive, card games) To announce one's goal, before starting play.

Noun

bid (plural bids)

1. An offer at an auction.
2. (ultimate frisbee) A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
   
   Nice bid!

Derived terms

• dummy bid
• vendor bid

Anagrams

• Alphagram: bdi
• dib
• IBD