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English noun: bid | |||
| 1. | bid (communication) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | ||
| Synonyms | bidding, command, dictation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | speech act | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | behest, charge, commandment, commission, countermand, direction, injunction, open sesame, order | ||
| 2. | bid (act) an attempt to get something | ||
| Samples | They made a futile play for power. He made a bid to gain attention. | ||
| Synonyms | play | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| 3. | bid (communication) a formal proposal to buy at a specified price | ||
| Synonyms | tender | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | offer, offering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buyout bid, overbid | ||
| 4. | bid (communication) (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make | ||
| Synonyms | bidding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | statement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | contract, declaration, overbid, overcall, pre-empt, preempt, preemptive bid, takeout | ||
| Part meronym | bridge | ||
| Domain category | bridge | ||
English verb: bid | |||
| 1. | bid (possession) propose a payment | ||
| Samples | The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting. | ||
| Synonyms | offer, tender | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | by-bid, outbid, overbid, subscribe, underbid, underbid | ||
| Entail | bargain, dicker | ||
| Domain category | auction, auction sale, vendue | ||
| 2. | bid (communication) invoke upon | ||
| Samples | Wish you a nice evening. Bid farewell. | ||
| Synonyms | wish | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | greet, recognise, recognize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | congratulate, felicitate | ||
| 3. | bid (communication) ask for or request earnestly | ||
| Samples | The prophet bid all people to become good persons. | ||
| Synonyms | adjure, beseech, conjure, entreat, press | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plead | ||
| 4. | bid (possession) make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands | ||
| Samples | He called his trump. | ||
| Synonyms | call | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | double, outbid, outcall, overbid, preempt, raise, underbid | ||
| Domain category | card game, cards | ||
| 5. | bid (possession) make a serious effort to attain something | ||
| Samples | His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | seek | ||
| 6. | bid (communication) ask someone in a friendly way to do something | ||
| Examples | They bid him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | invite | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | request | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | allure, challenge, tempt | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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