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bid  (bd)
v. bade (bd, bd) or bid, bid·den (bdn) or bid, bid·ding, bids
v.tr.
1. To issue a command to; direct.
2. To utter (a greeting or salutation).
3. To invite to attend; summon.
4. past tense and past participle bid Games To state one's intention to take (tricks of a certain number or suit in cards): bid four hearts.
5. past tense and past participle bid To offer or propose (an amount) as a price.
6. past tense and past participle bid To offer (someone) membership, as in a group or club: "glancing around to be sure that he had been bid by a society that he wanted" (Louis Auchincloss).
v.intr.
1. past tense and past participle bid To make an offer to pay or accept a specified price: decided not to bid on the roll-top desk.
2. past tense and past participle bid To seek to win or attain something; strive.
n.
1.
a. An offer or proposal of a price.
b. The amount offered or proposed: They lost the contract because their bid was too high.
2. An invitation, especially one offering membership in a group or club.
3. Games
a. The act of bidding in cards.
b. The number of tricks or points declared.
c. The trump or no-trump declared.
d. The turn of a player to bid.
4. An earnest effort to win or attain something: made a bid for the presidency.
Phrasal Verbs:
bid in
To outbid on one's own property at an auction in order to raise the final selling price.
bid out
To offer (work) for bids from outside contractors.
bid up
To cause (a price) to rise by increasing the amount bid: bid up the price of wheat.
Idioms:
bid defiance
To refuse to submit; offer resistance to.
bid fair
To appear likely.

[Middle English bidden, to ask, command (from Old English biddan; see gwhedh- in Indo-European roots) and Middle English beden, to offer, proclaim (from Old English bodan; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots).]

bidder n.

bid
Verb
[bidding; bad, bade] or bid;bidden or bid
1. to offer (an amount) in an attempt to buy something
2. to say (a greeting): to bid farewell
3. to order: do as you are bid!
4. Bridge etc. to declare how many tricks one expects to make
Noun
1.
a. an offer of a specified amount
b. the price offered
2.
a. the quoting by a seller of a price
b. the price quoted
3. an attempt, esp. to attain power
4. Bridge etc. the number of tricks a player undertakes to make [Old English biddan]
bidder n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bidbid - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
speech act - the use of language to perform some act
countermand - a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
order - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"
commission, direction, charge - a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
commandment - something that is commanded
injunction - a formal command or admonition
behest - an authoritative command or request
open sesame - a magical command; used by Ali Baba
2.bid - an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"
attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
3.bid - a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
offering, offer - something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
overbid - a bid that is higher than preceding bids
buyout bid - a bid to buy all of a person's holdings
4.bid - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players
bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players
statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
contract, declaration - (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
takeout - (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
overcall, overbid - (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
pre-empt, preempt, preemptive bid - a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
Verb1.bid - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
auction sale, vendue, auction - the public sale of something to the highest bidder
by-bid - bid on behalf of someone else
subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares"
overbid - bid more than the object is worth
underbid - bid too low
outbid - bid higher than others
underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder
2.bid - invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
felicitate, congratulate - express congratulations
greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone
3.bid - ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
4.bid - make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
raise - bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
double - bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
outcall - make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game
underbid - bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants
outbid - bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
overbid - to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
preempt - make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
5.bid - make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
seek - try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
6.bid - ask someone in a friendly way to do something
request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
allure, tempt - dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"

bid
noun 1. attempt, try, effort, venture, undertaking, go (informal) shot (informal) stab (informal) crack (informal) endeavour
verb 3. make an offer, offer, propose, submit, tender, proffer
verb 4. wish, say, call, tell, greet
Translations
bid [bɪd] n (at auction) → oferta, puja, postura (= attempt); tentativa, conato
vi [pt, pp bid] → hacer una oferta
vt [pt bade] [bæd] [pp bidden] [ˈbɪdn]mandar, ordenar;
to bid sb good day → dar a algn los buenos días

bid [bɪd] noffre f;
(at auction) → enchère f (= attempt); tentative f
vi [bid , pt, pp ] → faire une enchère or offre
vt [bade , pt ] [bæd] [bidden , pp ] [ˈbɪdn]faire une enchère or offre de;
to bid sb good day → souhaiter le bonjour à qn

bid [bɪd] [bade or bid , pt , bidden or bid , pp ] n (at auction) → Gebot nt;
(in tender) → Angebot nt;
(attempt) → Versuch m
vibieten;
(Cards) → bieten, reizen
vtbieten;
to bid sb good day → jdm einen Guten Tag wünschen

bid [bɪd] nofferta (= attempt); tentativo
vb [pt bade or bid] [bæd] [pp bidden or bid] [ˈbɪdn]
vtfare un'offerta di;
to bid sb good day → dire buon giorno a qn

bid
v bid [bid]
1  past tense, past participlebid – to offer (an amount of money) at an auction John bid ($1,000) for the painting. bie يَعْرِضُ سِعْرا (في مُزايَدةٍ عَلَنيّه) предлагам nabídnout (cenu) byde bieten προσφέρω (χρηματικό ποσό) σε δημοπρασία pujar, hacer una oferta pakkuma پیشنهاد دادن؛ tarjota faire une enchère (de) לְהַצִיע מְחִיר बोली बोलना nuditi na dražbi licitál menawar dalam pelelangan bjóða (í) offrire, fare un'offerta 値をつける 값을 부르다 siūlyti kainą solīt (cenu) bida bieden by licytować oferecer a oferi (la o licitaţie) предлагать цену ponúknuť (v dražbe) ponuditi (na dražbi) licitirati bjuda ประมูล fiyat teklif etmek, fiyat arttırmak 出價 пропонувати ціну بولی لگانا đấu giá
2 (withfor) – past tense, past participlebid – to state a price (for a contract) My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road. 'n aanbod maak يَعْرِضُ سِعْرا предлагам цена podat nabídku byde på bewerben υποβάλλω χρηματική προσφορά σε διαγωνισμό hacer una oferta de adquisición; hacer una licitación pakkumist tegema پیشنهاد قیمت دادن tehdä tarjous faire une offre (pour) לְהַצִיע מְחִיר निविदा प्राप्त करने की कोशिश करना navesti cijenu árajánlatot tesz mengajukan penawaran bjóða í fare un'offerta 入札する 입찰하다 duoti paraišką piedāvāt (līguma kalkulāciju) membida offerte doen voor by składać ofertę concorrer a face o ofertă (pentru) предлагать цену dať ponuku dati ponudbo dati ponudu lämna anbud เสนอราคา fiat vermek 投標 пропонувати ціну قیمت لگانا dự thầu
3  past tensebadebӕd, past participleˈbidden – to tell (someone) to (do something) He bade me enter. beveel, gebied أَمَرَ казвам vyzvat bede einladen προστάζω pedir, rogar käskima درخواست کردن käskeä enjoindre (de) לְצָווֹת, לְהוֹרוֹת कहना pozvati meghagy menyuruh skipa, bjóða ordinare 命じる 명령하다 liepti, paprašyti likt; pavēlēt menyuruh gelasten be; befale poprosić mandar a spune просить, приказывать vyzvať ukazati pozvati be, bjuda สั่งให้กระทำ söylemek, buyurmak, emretmek 吩咐 наказувати حکم دینا bảo ai làm gì
4  past tensebadebӕd, past participleˈbidden – to express a greeting etc (to someone) He bade me farewell. vaarwel sê ودّع прощавам се popřát byde wünschen χαιρετίζω dar soovima خوش آمد گفتن lausua dire לְבָרֵך अभिवादन इत्यादि करना pozdraviti mond mengucapkan biðja, bjóða, kveðja dire (あいさつなどを) 述べる 인사말을 하다 ištarti (sveikinimą, atsisveikinimo žodžius) atvadīties mengucapkan zeggen by pożegnać dizer a spune прощаться; приветствовать popriať izreči oprostiti se hälsa, säga ทักทาย demek, dilemek 祝(問候與告別語) побажати حکم دیا nói lời chào
n
1 an offer of a price a bid of $20. aanbod تَقْديم أو عَرْض سِعْر оферта nabídka tilbud das Angebot προσφορά τιμής oferta pakkumine پیشنهاد tarjous offre הָצַעָת מְחִיר नीलाम की बोली ponuda árajánlat tawaran tilboð offerta 付け値 입찰 siūloma kaina piesolītā cena tawar bod bud, tilbud oferta oferta ofertă предлагаемая цена ponuka ponudba ponuda bud การให้ราคา fiyat teklifi 出價 пропонування ціни; заявка قیمت کی پیشکش giá bỏ thầu
2 an attempt (to obtain) a bid for freedom. 'n poging aanwend مُحاوَلة حُصول опит pokus o, snaha forsøg; bestræbelse die Bemühung διεκδίκηση intento/tentativa (de conseguir) püüdlus سعی؛ کوشش pyrkimys tentative (pour obtenir) לְנָסוֹת לְהָשִיג हासिल करने की कोशिश pokušaj osvajanja kísérlet upaya tilraun til, viðleitni til tentativo (per ottenere) 努力 시도 bandymas (pasiekti) mēģinājums (kaut ko iegūt); priekšlikums percubaan poging forsøk, bestrebelse próba (zdobycia) tentativa încercare, tentativă попытка snaha, pokus (o) poskus pokušaj försök ความพยายามที่จะทำบางสิ่ง girişim, çaba 企圖 домагання کشش ، سعی sự cố gắng
n bidder
bieër مُحاوَله، دَعْوَه лице, което наддава на търг dražitel, nabízející byder der/die Bieter(in) αυτός που συμμετέχει σε δημοπρασία ή υποβάλλει χρηματική προσφορά σε διαγωνισμό postor, pujador, licitador pakkuja خریدار؛ پیشنهاد دهنده huutaja offrant מַכְרִיז बोली देने वाला, बोली लगाने वाला ponuđač ajánlattevő; árverező; licitáló penawar tilboðsgjafi; bjóðandi (á uppboði) offerente 入札者 입찰자 kainos siūlytojas solītājs (izsolē); piedāvājuma/priekšlikuma izteicējs pembida bieder en som byr licytujący licitante ofertant лицо, выступающее на торгах dražiteľ ponudnik ponuđač anbudsgivare, spekulant ผู้ประมูล teklif veren 出價人 той, хто виступає на торгах; покупець بولی لگانے والا người đấu thầu
n bidding
bod أمْـر، طَلَب، عَرْض наддаване nabídnutí, výzva bud das Gebot συμμετοχή σε δημοπρασία, υποβολή χρηματικής προσφοράς σε διαγωνισμό puja, oferta; orden käsk, pakkumine پیشنهاد قیمت käsky, huutaminen enchère הָצַעָת מְחִיר नीलामी ponuda rendelkezés; árverés; licit(álás) penawaran uppboð offerta 入札 입찰 kainos siūlymas solīšana (izsolē); izsole; piedāvājums; piedāvāšana membida bod, bevel bud, befaling, ordre licytacja, rozkaz licitação ofertă предложение цены prihodiť (na cene v dražbe) ponudba, vabilo, ukaz licitacija budgivning การประมูล; การประกวดราคา ihale, müzayede 吩咐;出價 торги; запрошення بولی لگانا sự đấu thầu 吩咐
adj biddable
obedient a biddable child. gehoorsame مُطيع، سَهْلُ الأنقياد послушен poslušný føjelig gehorsam υπάκουος obediente sõnakuulelik مطیع؛ حرف گوش کن tottelevainen obéissant צַייתָן आज्ञाकारी voljan, poslušan engedelmes patuh hlÿðinn obbediente 従順な 순종하는 paklusnus paklausīgs menurut kata gezeglijk føyelig posłuszny obediente ascultător послушный poslušný ubogljiv poslušan foglig, beskedlig เต็มใจเชื่อฟัง itaatli uslu 順從的 слухняний تابع فرمان dễ bảo


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Deane would say nothing decided about the matter; the fact that Wakem held the mortgage on the land might put it into his head to bid for the whole estate, and further, to outbid the cautious firm of Guest &Co.
I was busy one morning upon something of this kind, when I called to Friday, and bid him to go to the sea-shore and see if he could find a turtle or a tortoise, a thing which we generally got once a week, for the sake of the eggs as well as the flesh.
And disengaging a couple of chairs from the artistical lumber that usurped them, she bid us be seated, and resumed her place beside the easel - not facing it exactly, but now and then glancing at the picture upon it while she conversed, and giving it an occasional touch with her brush, as if she found it impossible to wean her attention entirely from her occupation to fix it upon her guests.
 
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