bid
verb
[ bɪd ]
• offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction.
• "a consortium of dealers bid a world record price for a snuff box"
Similar:
offer,
make an offer of,
put in a bid of,
put up,
tender,
proffer,
propose,
submit,
put forward,
advance,
• make an effort or attempt to achieve.
• "she's now bidding to become a top female model"
Similar:
try to obtain,
try to get,
make a pitch for,
make a bid for,
bid
noun
• an offer of a price, especially at an auction.
• "at the fur tables, several buyers make bids for the pelts"
• an attempt or effort to achieve something.
• "he made a bid for power in 1984"
Origin:
Old English bēodan ‘to offer, command’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bieden and German bieten .
bid
verb
• utter (a greeting or farewell) to.
• "James bade a tearful farewell to his parents"
• command or order (someone) to do something.
• "I did as he bade me"
Similar:
order,
command,
tell,
instruct,
direct,
require,
enjoin,
charge,
demand,
call upon,
Origin:
Old English biddan ‘ask’, of Germanic origin; related to German bitten .
