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UK
/bˈɪd/
]
[ US /ˈbɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈbɪd/ ]
NOUN
- an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
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an attempt to get something
he made a bid to gain attention
they made a futile play for power - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
VERB
-
ask for or request earnestly
The prophet bid all people to become good persons -
propose a payment
The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting -
make a serious effort to attain something
His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population -
invoke upon
wish you a nice evening
bid farewell -
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
He called his trump - ask someone in a friendly way to do something
How To Use bid In A Sentence
- Chile's top constitutional court blocked a government bid to promote the free distribution of the morning-after pill to minors aged 14 and over, dealing a new setback to President Michelle Bachelet.
- Spanish-American War of 1898 Edison suggested to the Navy Department the adoption of a compound of calcium carbide and calcium phosphite, which when placed in a shell and fired from a gun would explode as soon as it struck water and ignite, producing a blaze that would continue several minutes and make the ships of the enemy visible for four or five miles at sea. Edison, His Life and Inventions
- Two more debates are scheduled in the coming weeks, one debate dealing with education and health will be held in Irbid next week and the final week before elections the southern city of Karak will witness a candidates debate on agriculture and development. Daoud Kuttab: Jordanian Candidate Uses Debate to Call for Curtailing King's Powers
- Siva's devotees are forbidden to use drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, barbiturates, psychedelics and marijuana, unless prescribed by a licensed physician.
- The deep grief and guilt of the mother as well as the hatred and home-sickness of the daughter permeate the story and eventually melt away due to the abiding family love.
- The retail group outbid all three competitors for space in the shopping centre.
- The numerous and lukewarm group outnumber the rabid partisans on both sides, though.
- For the contractor, the bid estimate is usually regarded as the budget estimate, which will be used for control purposes as well as for planning construction financing.
- His stories of past friends were always endearing but told with a dignified but abiding relish. Times, Sunday Times
- An abbreviation for ibidem, a Latin word meaning in the same place. Ibid
