Main Entry: ¹bid

Pronunciation: \ˈbid\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): bade \ˈbad, ˈbād\ or bid; bid·den \ˈbi-d^ən\ or bid also bade; bid·ding

Etymology: partly from Middle English bidden, from Old English biddan; akin to Old High German bitten to entreat, and perhaps to Sanskrit bādhate he presses; partly from Middle English beden to offer, command, from Old English bēodan; akin to Old High German biotan to offer, Greek pynthanesthai to examine, Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 a obsolete : beseech, entreat b : to issue an order to : tell <did as I was bid> c : to request to come : invite
2 : to give expression to <bade a tearful farewell>
3 a : offer —usually used in the phrase to bid defiance b past and past part bid (1) : to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance (2) : to make a bid of or in (a suit at cards)intransitive verb : to make a bid

synonyms see command

— bid·der noun

— bid fair : to seem likely <a movie that bids fair to become a big hit>