bid
/bɪd/noun, verb1 syllable
Bid means: ask for or request earnestly.
Synonyms for bid15
noun, as in an attempt to get something
noun, as in a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
noun, as in (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
verb, as in ask for or request earnestly
verb, as in invoke upon
verb, as in make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
verb, as in ask someone in a friendly way to do something
What does bid mean?10
verb
ask for or request earnestly“The prophet bid all people to become good persons”
propose a payment“The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting”
invoke upon“wish you a nice evening”
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands“He called his trump”
ask someone in a friendly way to do something
make a serious effort to attain something“His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population”
noun
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
an attempt to get something“they made a futile play for power”
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with bid?16
four syllables
Bid in a sentence
- Although she had a lot to do, she came to bid me farewell.sundown
- He who dethrones the idea of law, bids chaos welcome in its stead.Hybrid
- I bid ten dollars for the old stove.CM
- I bid thee a happy voyage to thine abode.nonong
- I went to the airport to bid my friend goodbye.mervert1
- She was forced to bid her hometown farewell.AlanF_US
- I bid you greetings and may there be peace through fellowship between us.pauldhunt
- Did you hear that your company won the bid?AlanF_US
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of bid
as a noun
- plural
- bids
as a verb
- past tense
- bid
- past participle
- bid
- present participle
- bidding
- third-person singular
- bids