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Definition bid

Etymology 1

From Middle English bidden, from the Old English verb biddan (�ask, demand�), from Proto-Germanic *bidjan? (�to ask�), from Proto-Indo-European *g??ed?-. Conflated with the Old English verb b?odan (�offer, announce�) (see Etymology 2 below). Compare West Frisian bidde, Low German bidden, Dutch bidden ("to pray"), German bitten, Danish bede, Norwegian Bokm�l be.

Verb

bid (third-person singular simple present bids, present participle bidding, simple past bid or bade or bad, past participle bid or bidden)

1. (transitive) To issue a command; to tell.
2. (transitive) To invite; to summon.
3. (transitive) To utter a greeting or salutation.

Etymology 2

From Middle English beden, from the Old English verb b?odan (�offer, announce�), from Proto-Germanic *beudan? (�to offer�), from Proto-Indo-European *b?ewd?- (�be awake, aware�). Conflated with the Old English verb biddan (�ask, demand�) (see Etymology 1 above). Compare Low German beden, Dutch bieden, German bieten, Danish byde, Norwegian Bokm�l by. More at bede.

Verb

bid (third-person singular simple present bids, present participle bidding, simple past and past participle bid)

1. (intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
2. (transitive) To offer as a price.
3. (intransitive) To make an attempt.
4. (transitive, intransitive, card games) To announce (one's goal), before starting play.
5. (obsolete) To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.

Noun

bid (plural bids)

1. An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
2. (ultimate frisbee) A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
3. An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).

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