bid
To issue a command; to tellTo issue a command; to tell.
» I suggest that we hold off on making a decision until all bids are in.
Я предлагаю повременить с принятием решения, пока не получены все предложения.
Я пропоную почекати з прийняттям рішення, поки не отримані всі пропозиції.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To issue a command; to tell.
He bade me come in.
gebieten
прика́зыватьprikázyvatʹ, приказа́тьprikazátʹ
нака́зуватиnakázuvaty, наказа́тиnakazáty
(transitive)To invite; to summon.
She was bidden to the wedding.
приглаша́тьpriglašátʹ, пригласи́тьpriglasítʹ
(transitive)To utter a greeting or salutation.
(intransitive)To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
Have you ever bid in an auction?
bieten
предлага́ть це́нуpredlagátʹ cénu, предложи́ть це́нуpredložítʹ cénu
(transitive)To offer as a price; to tender.
She bid £2000 for the Persian carpet.
bieten
(intransitive)To make an attempt.
He was bidding for the chance to coach his team to victory once again.
make a serious effort to attain something
(ambitransitive)To announce (one's goal), before starting play.
melden, reizen
(intransitive, transitive)To take a particular route regularly.
I can’t believe he bid the Syracuse turn; that can be brutal in the winter!
(obsolete)To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.
Examples
64 sentencesI suggest that we hold off on making a decision until all bids are in.
Я пропоную почекати з прийняттям рішення, поки не отримані всі пропозиції.
ruЯ предлагаю повременить с принятием решения, пока не получены все предложения.
I bid against him.
What did Tom bid?
I bid on it.
How much did you bid?
ruСколько ты поставил?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English bidden, from Old English biddan (“to ask, demand”), from Proto-West GeFrom 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).
From Middle English beden, from Old English bēodan (“to offer, announce”), from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“be awake, aware”). Conflated with Old English biddan (“to ask, demand”) (see Etymology 1 above). Compare Low German bieden, beden, Dutch bieden, German bieten, Danish byde, Norwegian Bokmål by. More at bede.
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Forms
bids, bidding, bid, bidPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- bid upTo raise the price of (an item at auction) by bidding.
- bid offTo receive property immediately after winning an auction for the property.
- bid inTo bid a higher price on one's own property than anyone else at an auction, in order to either secure the item or to raise the final price.
- bid downTo lower the price of (something, such as a financial security or a contract) by bidding lower and lower prices.
Synonyms
10 synonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle