āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to bid
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āĻĻāĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to offer a particular price for something, usually at an auction
Transitive: to bid an amount of money for sth
Intransitive: to bid for sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company bid $ 10 million for the contract to build the new stadium.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ 10 āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
to say a greeting or farewell to someone
Ditransitive: to bid sb a greeting or farewell
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The receptionist bid the customer goodnight as the store closed.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻļāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to urgently ask for something or request it earnestly
Ditransitive: to bid sb to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The child bid the teacher to let him go home early due to illness.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to politely ask or invite someone to do something
Ditransitive: to bid sb do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He bade his friend follow him to the cafÊ for a chat.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĢā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
05
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to make a formal offer during an auction in a card game, promising to win a specific number of tricks with a particular suit as trumps if the bid is accepted
Transitive: to bid a number of tricks
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The player bid two hearts, committing to take two tricks with hearts as the trump suit.
āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§, āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to try to achieve something
Transitive: to bid to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He spent years bidding to earn a spot on the national soccer team.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄ, āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž
a determined effort or proposal to achieve a goal, win something, or gain favor
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company launched a bid to acquire its competitor.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ§āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ
a command or request issued with authority, often formal or ceremonial
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She acted at her mentor 's bid and took the stage.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ
a stated amount of money offered to purchase something, often in competitive settings
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The auctioneer called for higher bids.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄ, āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž
(in bridge) a declaration during the auction phase indicating the number of tricks a player commits to winning, possibly with a specified trump suit
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her bid showed strength in hearts.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄ āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž, āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž
(flying disc sport) an attempt by a player to catch or intercept the disc
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She made a spectacular bid for the disc, diving full stretch.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĄā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
bidder
bidding
overbid
bid
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
