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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bid \Bid\ (b[i^]d), v. t. [imp. {Bade} (b[a^]d), {Bid}, (Obs.) {Bad}; p. p. {Bidden}, {Bid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bidding}.] [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS. biddian, Icel. bi[eth]ja, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray, ask, request, and E. bead, also perh. to Gr. teiqein to persuade, L. fidere to trust, E. faith, and bide. But this word was early confused with OE. beden, beoden, AS. be['o]dan, to offer, command; akin to Icel. bj[=o][eth]a, Goth. biudan (in comp.), OHG. biotan to command, bid, G. bieten, D. bieden, to offer, also to Gr. pynqa`nesqai to learn by inquiry, Skr. budh to be awake, to heed, present OSlav. bud[=e]ti to be awake, E. bode, v. The word now has the form of OE. bidden to ask, but the meaning of OE. beden to command, except in "to bid beads." [root]30.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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). [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] Neither bid him God speed. --2. John 10. [1913 Webster] He bids defiance to the gaping crowd. --Granrille. [1913 Webster] 3. To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. [Mostly obs.] "Our banns thrice bid !" --Gay. [1913 Webster] 4. To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command. [1913 Webster] That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope [1913 Webster] Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee. --Matt. xiv. 28 [1913 Webster] I was bid to pick up shells. --D. Jerrold. [1913 Webster] 5. To invite; to call in; to request to come. [1913 Webster] As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. --Matt. xxii. 9 [1913 Webster] {To bid beads}, to pray with beads, as the Roman Catholics; to distinguish each bead by a prayer. [Obs.] {To bid defiance to}, to defy openly; to brave. {To bid fair}, to offer a good prospect; to make fair promise; to seem likely. [1913 Webster] Syn: To offer; proffer; tender; propose; order; command; direct; charge; enjoin. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bid \Bid\, imp. & p. p. of {Bid}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bid \Bid\, n. 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bid \Bid\, v. i. [See {Bid}, v. t.] 1. To pray. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: bid n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: {command}, {bid}, {bidding}, {dictation}] 2: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: {bid}, {play}] 3: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: {bid}, {tender}] 4: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make [syn: {bid}, {bidding}] v 1: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: {offer}, {bid}, {tender}] 2: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn: {wish}, {bid}] 3: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure}, {press}, {conjure}] 4: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: {bid}, {call}] 5: make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population" 6: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {invite}, {bid}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: BID Bugtraq IDentification (Securityfocus) From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: bid bite