bid
To issue a command; to tell.
Verb 4 meanings
To issue a command; to tell.
“He bade me come in.”
To invite; to summon.
“She was bidden to the wedding.”
To utter a greeting or salutation.
To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
“Have you ever bid in an auction?”
Noun 4 meanings
An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
“His bid was $35,000.”
A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).
“Their efforts represented a sincere bid for success.”
A particular route that a driver regularly takes from their domicile.
“I can’t stand this new bid I’m on, even if the mileage is better.”
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).
BID at a glance
BID has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (B 3 + I 1 + D 2) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,532 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bid
All rhymes- FORBID12
- MORBID11
- RABID8
- OUTBID9
- COMORBID15
- ABID7
- TURBID9
- UNDERBID12
- REBID8
- OVERBID13
- CARABID12
- TABID8
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