bid
1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
command, bidding, dictation
• Derivationally related forms:
dictate (for: dictation), bid (for: bidding), command (for: command)
• Hypernyms:
speech act
• Hyponyms:
countermand, order, commission, charge, direction,
commandment, injunction, behest, open sesame
2. an attempt to get something (Freq. 1)
- they made a futile play for power
- he made a bid to gain attention
• Syn:
play
• Hypernyms:
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
3. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
• Syn:
tender
• Derivationally related forms:
tender (for: tender)
• Hypernyms:
offer, offering
• Hyponyms:
overbid, buyout bid
4. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
• Syn:
bidding
• Derivationally related forms:
bid (for: bidding)
• Topics:
bridge
• Hypernyms:
statement
• Hyponyms:
contract, declaration, takeout, overbid, overcall,
preemptive bid, pre-empt, preempt
• Part Holonyms:
bridge
1. propose a payment (Freq. 6)
- The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
• Syn:
offer, tender
• Derivationally related forms:
tender (for: tender), bidder, offer (for: offer)
• Topics:
auction, auction sale, vendue
• Hyponyms:
by-bid, subscribe, overbid, underbid, outbid
• Entailment:
dicker, bargain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. invoke upon (Freq. 3)
- wish you a nice evening
- bid farewell
• Syn:
wish
• Derivationally related forms:
wish (for: wish)
• Hypernyms:
greet, recognize, recognise
• Hyponyms:
congratulate, felicitate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
3. ask for or request earnestly (Freq. 3)
- The prophet bid all people to become good persons
• Syn:
beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure
• Derivationally related forms:
adjuratory (for: adjure), adjuration (for: adjure), biddable, bidding
• Hypernyms:
plead
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
4. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands (Freq. 1)
- He called his trump
• Syn:
call
• Derivationally related forms:
caller (for: call), bidder, bidding
• Topics:
card game, cards
• Hypernyms:
play
• Hyponyms:
raise, double, outcall, underbid, outbid,
overbid, preempt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. make a serious effort to attain something (Freq. 1)
- His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population
• Hypernyms:
seek
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. ask someone in a friendly way to do something (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
invite
• Derivationally related forms:
biddable, bidding, invitation (for: invite)
• Hypernyms:
request
• Hyponyms:
tempt, allure, challenge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
- They bid him to write the letter
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