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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bid \Bid\ (b[i^]d), verb (used with an object) [imp. {Bade} (b[a^]d), {Bid}, (Obs.) {Bad}; p. p. {Bidden}, {Bid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bidding}.] [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. bi[eth]ja, 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. be['o]dan, to offer, command; akin to Icel. bj[=o][eth]a, 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[=e]ti 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.'' [root]30.]
1. 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).
2. 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.
Neither bid him God speed. --2. John 10.
He bids defiance to the gaping crowd. --Granrille.
3. To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. [Mostly obs.] ''Our banns thrice bid !'' --Gay.
4. To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command.
That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope
Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee. --Matt. xiv. 28
I was bid to pick up shells. --D. Jerrold.
5. To invite; to call in; to request to come.
As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. --Matt. xxii. 9
{To bid beads}, to pray with beads, as the Roman Catholics; to distinguish each bead by a prayer. [Obs.]
{To bid defiance to}, to defy openly; to brave.
{To bid fair}, to offer a good prospect; to make fair promise; to seem likely.
Syn: To offer; proffer; tender; propose; order; command; direct; charge; enjoin.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bidden \Bid"den\, p. p. of {Bid}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bid
noun
1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: {command}, {bidding}, {dictation}]
2: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: {play}]
3: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: {tender}]
4: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make [syn: {bidding}]
verb
1: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: {offer}, {tender}]
2: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: {wish}]
3: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure}, {press}, {conjure}]
4: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: {call}]
5: make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
6: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {invite}] [also: {bidding}, {bidden}, {bade}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bidden See {bid}
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