English English Dictionary

An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for something to be done or furnished; that which is offered.

of Bid

of Bid

To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take.

To pray.

imp. & p. p. of Bid.

To invite; to call in; to request to come.

To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known.

To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command.

To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be done under a contract).

To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid good morning, farewell, etc.

An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief.

Obedient; docile.

p. p. of Bid.

of Bid

One who bids or offers a price.

A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of gold and silver are inlaid or damascened.

The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction.

of Bid

Command; order; a proclamation or notifying.