bid
Third Person
bids
Present Participle
bidding
Past Tense
bid
Past Participle
bid
1
to offer a particular price for something, usually at an auction
transitive
- He decided to bid $500 for the painting at the auction.
- The company bid $10 million for the contract to build the new stadium.
- At the charity auction, they bid for a chance to have dinner with the famous author.
- The buyer bid for several vintage cars, but only won one of the auctions.
- The contractors are bidding for the government's new construction project.
2
to say a greeting or farewell to someone
- She bid him goodbye as he left for the airport.
- The receptionist bid the customer goodnight as the store closed.
- The host bid the guests farewell at the end of the party.
- I bid my colleagues good morning as I arrived at the office.
- The teacher bid the students a cheerful good luck before their exams.
Synonyms:
3
to urgently ask for something or request it earnestly
- She bid her parents to allow her to stay out late for the party.
- The child bid the teacher to let him go home early due to illness.
- He bid them to listen carefully to his explanation.
- She bid the audience to remain silent as she shared the important news.
- He bid his friend to stay with him a little longer.
4
to politely ask or invite someone to do something
- The hostess bade the guests enter and find their seats.
- He bade his friend follow him to the café for a chat.
- The king bade his visitors come closer to hear the announcement.
- The ambassador bade the dignitaries enter the hall for the ceremony.
- He bade her join him for a walk in the garden.
Synonyms:
5
to make a formal offer during an auction in a card game, promising to win a specific number of tricks with a particular suit as trumps if the bid is accepted
transitive
- He bid one spade, indicating he would win at least one trick with spades as trumps.
- The player bid two hearts, committing to take two tricks with hearts as the trump suit.
- In the auction, she bid three clubs, aiming to secure three tricks with clubs as trumps.
- He bid one no-trump, promising to win at least one trick without a trump suit.
- During the auction, they bid four clubs, hoping to capture four tricks with clubs.
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6
to try to achieve something
transitive
- The company is bidding to secure the contract for the new infrastructure project.
- He spent years bidding to earn a spot on the national soccer team.
- The town is bidding to host the next international film festival, promising extensive support and facilities.
- Several startups are bidding to attract investors at the upcoming tech conference.