Definition of BID

bid

Plural: bids

Noun

  • an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  • an attempt to get something
    • "he made a bid to gain attention"
  • a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
  • (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
  • An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
  • A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
  • An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).
  • A particular route that a driver regularly takes from their domicile.
  • A prison sentence.

Verb

Verb Forms: bade, bidden, bidding, bids

  • To offer a price; to command or utter a greeting.
  • propose a payment
  • invoke upon
    • "bid farewell"
  • ask for or request earnestly
    • "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
  • make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
  • make a serious effort to attain something
    • "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
  • ask someone in a friendly way to do something
  • To issue a command; to tell.
  • To invite; to summon.
  • To utter a greeting or salutation.
  • To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.
  • To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
  • To offer as a price; to tender.
  • To make an attempt.
  • To announce (one's goal), before starting play.
  • To take a particular route regularly.
  • simple past and past participle of bid

Examples

  • Have you ever bid in an auction?
  • He bade me come in.
  • He put in his bid for office.
  • He was bidding for the chance to coach his team to victory once again.
  • His bid was $35,000.
  • I bid farewell to my lead after she played JINXED for 93 points.
  • I can’t believe he bid the Syracuse turn; that can be brutal in the winter!
  • I can’t stand this new bid I’m on, even if the mileage is better.
  • Nice bid!
  • She bid £2000 for the Persian carpet.
  • She put in her bid for the presidency.
  • She was bidden to the wedding.
  • The company tendered a bid for a lucrative transport contract.
  • Their efforts represented a sincere bid for success.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bidden, from Old English biddan (“to ask, demand”), from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-. Conflated with Old English bēodan (“to offer, announce”) (see Etymology 2 below).
Compare West Frisian bidde, Low German bidden, Dutch bidden ("to pray"), German bitten, Danish bede, Norwegian Bokmål be.

Scrabble Score: 6

bid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

bid: valid Words With Friends Word