English Explanatory Dictionary

BID

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. twice a day, two times per day
noun
  1. Acronym of business improvement district.
verb
  1. To issue a command; to tell.
  2. To invite; to summon.
  3. To utter a greeting or salutation.
  4. To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.
verb
  1. To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
  2. To offer as a price; to tender.
  3. To make an attempt.
  4. To announce (one's goal), before starting play.
  5. To take a particular route regularly.
noun
  1. An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
  2. A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
  3. An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).
  4. A particular route that a driver regularly takes from their domicile.
  5. A prison sentence.

Pronunciation

/bɪd/ en-us-bid.ogg

Word forms

BID BIDs bidding bade bad bidden

Etymology

From Latin bis in diē.

Synonyms

bit

Derived words

bid adieu bid beads biddability biddable bid defiance to bid down bid fair bid in bid off bid up forbid misbid outbid what am I bid counterbid overbid prebid rebid underbid upbid autobid beadle bid-ask spread biddance bid hook bid price bid rigging bid shading bid size bid wanted bid whist bidworthy commission bid cuebid donkey bid dummy bid leadership bid limit bid megabid sealed bid straw bid takeover bid vendor bid
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