bid

¹

[bid]

verb (used with object)

bade , bad, bid , bidden, bid, bid. , bidding .

1. to command; order; direct.

   to bid them depart.

   Synonyms: enjoin, require, charge

2. to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish).

   to bid good night.

3. Commerce.,  to offer (a certain sum) as the price one will pay or charge.

   They bid $25,000 and got the contract.

   Synonyms: proffer, tender, offer

4. Cards.,  to enter a bid of (a given quantity or suit).

   to bid two no-trump.

5. to summon by invitation; invite.

verb (used without object)

bade , bad, bid , bidden, bid, bid. , bidding .

1. to command; order; direct.

   I will do as you bid.

2. to make a bid.

   She bid at the auction for the old chair.

noun

1. an act or instance of bidding.

   Synonyms: proffer, proposal, offer

2. Cards.

   1. an offer to make a specified number of points or to take a specified number of tricks.

   2. the amount of such an offer.

   3. the turn of a person to bid.

3. an invitation.

   a bid to join the club.

4. an attempt to attain some goal or purpose.

   a bid for election.

5. Also called bid price. Stock Exchange.,  the highest price a prospective buyer is willing to pay for a security at a given moment.

verb phrase

1. bid up,  to increase the market price of by increasing bids.

2. bid in,  to overbid all offers for (property) at an auction in order to retain ownership.

bid

²

[bid]

verb

Archaic.

1. past participle of bide.

b.i.d.

³

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) twice a day.

B.I.D.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Industrial Design.

bid

¹

/ bɪd /

verb

1. to offer (an amount) in attempting to buy something, esp in competition with others as at an auction

2. commerce to respond to an offer by a seller by stating (the more favourable terms) on which one is willing to make a purchase

3. (tr) to say (a greeting, blessing, etc)

   to bid farewell

4. to order; command

   do as you are bid!

5. to attempt to attain power, etc

6. (tr) to invite; ask kindly

   she bade him sit down

7. bridge to declare in the auction before play how many tricks one expects to make

8. to resist boldly

9. to seem probable

noun

1. 1. an offer of a specified amount, as at an auction

   2. the price offered

2. commerce

   1. a statement by a buyer, in response to an offer by a seller, of the more favourable terms that would be acceptable

   2. the price or other terms so stated

3. an attempt, esp an attempt to attain power

4. bridge

   1. the number of tricks a player undertakes to make

   2. a player's turn to make a bid

5. short for bid price

b.i.d.

²

abbreviation

1. bis in die

Other Word Forms

• bidder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bid¹

before 900; Middle English bidden, Old English biddan to beg, ask; cognate with Old Frisian bidda, Old Saxon biddian, Old High German bittan ( German bitten ), Old Norse bithja, Gothic bidjan; all < Germanic *bid-ja- (< Indo-European *bhidh- ) command, akin to Greek peíthein to persuade, inspire with trust, English bide

Origin of bid²

From Latin bis in diē

Word History and Origins

Origin of bid¹

Old English biddan ; related to German bitten

Origin of bid²

Latin: twice a day

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. bid fair. fair.

Example Sentences

Performances will be listed on the City Central B.I.D. and Open Culture websites.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• advance 
• offer 
• price 
• proposal 
• request 
• suggestion