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bid

/bˈɪd/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. propose a payment
    “The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting”
  2. invoke upon
    “wish you a nice evening”
  3. ask for or request earnestly
    “The prophet bid all people to become good persons”
  4. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
    “He called his trump”
  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

noun

  1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  2. an attempt to get something
    “they made a futile play for power”
  3. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
  4. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

Synonyms for bid

Words that rhyme with bid

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