bid meaning
EN
[bɪd] [-ɪd] 
US WBid
- NounPLbids
- An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
- His bid was $35,000.
- a bid for a lucrative transport contract
- (ultimate frisbee) A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
- Nice bid!
- An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).
- Their efforts represented a sincere bid for success.
- She put in her bid for the presidency.
- He put in his bid for office.
- An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
- VerbSGbidsPRbiddingPTbadePPbidden
- (transitive) To issue a command; to tell.
- He bade me to come in.
- (transitive) To invite; to summon; to pray for; to offer.
- She was bidden to the wedding.
- Bid, Lord, a blessing.
- (transitive) To utter a greeting or salutation.
- We bade him farewell.
- (intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
- Have you ever bid in an auction?
- (transitive) To offer as a price.
- She bid £2000 for the Persian carpet.
- (intransitive) To make an attempt.
- He was bidding for the chance to coach his team to victory once again.
- (transitive, intransitive, card games) To announce (one's goal), before starting play.
- (obsolete) To proclaim (a bede, prayer); to pray.
- (transitive) To issue a command; to tell.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- After the melee, the vision of a backlit, Daenerys Targaryen-haired holy messenger bids him to lay down his sword — all before a multilimbed demon flies at him from the body of a fallen soldier.
- It is wonderful with what far-sighted patience one of these wretches will bid his time, in order to effect a favourite acquisition.
- I went with the higher bid because I would rather have it turn out to be an overestimate than having to scramble for more money when the bill comes due.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Bid my subsizar carry my hackney to the buttery and give him his bever. — J. Fletcher.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of bid in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "bid" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form, an intransitive verb, a transitive verb and a verbs by inflection type.