bidden

Signification

1. (intransitive) to pray
2. (transitive) to pray to (often with a preposition phrase)
3. (formal,transitive) to bid
4. (intransitive) to hover (of birds), to use wings to remain in the same place in mid-air

Coupé comme

bid‧den

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbɪdə(n)/

Étymologie

From Middle Dutch bidden, from Old Dutch bidden, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti.