bid
Signification (English)
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- To issue a command; to tell.
- To invite; to summon.
- To utter a greeting or salutation.
Concepts
faire une enchère
vendre aux enchères
Synonyms
make an offer of
offer a price
submit a tender
sell at auction
public sale
purvey
bite out
by-bid
mickey mouse
try for
make a bid
issue orders
submit a bid
selling to highest bidders
word of advice
apply for
asked price
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/bɪd/
Etymology (English)
From Middle English bidden, from Old English biddan (“to ask, demand”), from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-. Conflated with Old English bēodan (“to offer, announce”) (see Etymology 2 below). Compare West Frisian bidde, Low German bidden, Dutch bidden ("to pray"), German bitten, Danish bede, Norwegian Bokmål be.
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