bid

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
2. (transitive) To offer as a price; to tender.
3. (intransitive) To make an attempt.
4. (ambitransitive) To announce (one's goal), before starting play.
5. (intransitive, transitive) To take a particular route regularly.
6. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of bid

Noun

1. An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
2. A (failed) attempt to receive or intercept a pass.
3. An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).
4. A particular route that a driver regularly takes from their domicile.
5. (slang) A prison sentence.

Concepts

offre

offrir

enchère

tentative

prier

🛐

demander

inviter

enchérir

soumission

solliciter

faire une enchère

ordonner

souhaiter

commande

presse

souhait

vendre aux enchères

soumissionner

achat

🛍️

surenchérir

annonce

appel

appeler

candidature

commander

désirer

donner

enjoindre

essai

implorer

mise

ordre

présenter

Synonymes

tender

offer

order

command

bidding

ask

request

direct

invite

beg

wish

attempt

ask for

try

make an offer of

invitation

decree

dictate

inducement

govern

summon

persuasion

tell

call

auction

prescribe

demand

proposition

beseech

play

urge

enjoin

dictation

charge

seek

🔍

quotation

render

proposal

presentation

press

pray

🛐

proffer

rule

behest

make an offer

apply

conjure

go

compete

entreat

Traductions

bieten

Gebot

offerta

Angebot

oferta

offrire

reizen

bieden

bod

pujar

oferta

augurare

ofrecer

chiedere

dichiarazione

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bɪd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à frison occidental: bidde

Appartenant à bas-allemand: bidden

Appartenant à néerlandais: bidden

Appartenant à allemand: bitten

Appartenant à danois: bede

Appartenant à norvégien bokmål: be

Appartenant à bas-allemand: beden

Appartenant à néerlandais: bieden

Appartenant à allemand: bieten

Appartenant à danois: byde

Appartenant à norvégien bokmål: by

In summary

From Middle English beden, from Old English bēodan (“to offer, announce”), from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“be awake, aware”). Conflated with Old English biddan (“to ask, demand”) (see Etymology 1 above). Compare Low German bieden, beden, Dutch bieden, German bieten, Danish byde, Norwegian Bokmål by. More at bede.

Phrases

A strong bid may scare your partner stiff .

Une offre forte peut effrayer votre partenaire raide.