misbid
misbid · misbids · misbid / misbad / misbade · misbidden · misbidding
To make an incorrect offer or bidTo make an incorrect offer or bid.
/mɪsˈbɪd/
Meaning
4 senses(ambitransitive)To make an incorrect offer or bid.
(ambitransitive)To bid incorrectly; bid higher or lower than actual.
(obsolete, transitive)To injure; mistreat.
(obsolete, transitive)To insult; offend.
Origin
From the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- + bid) and MiFrom the fusion of Middle English misbidden (to mistreat; equivalent to mis- + bid) and Middle English misbeden (“to mistreat; abuse; outrage; offend; insult”), from Old English misbēodan (“to ill-use, injure, do wrong to, announce wrongly”), equivalent to mis- + bid (“to offer, declare”).
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Forms
misbids, misbidding, misbid, misbiddenWord family
1 related wordsDerivedmisbidding
Lessons 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