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- I UK [bɪd] / US
verb
Word forms "bid":
present tense I/you/we/they bid he/she/it bids present participle bidding past tense bid past participle bid1)a) [intransitive/transitive] to offer a particular amount of money for something, for example at an auction (= an event where things are sold to the person who offers the most money)bid for:bid something for something:Two people were bidding against each other for the mirror.
They bid £300 for the painting.
b) [intransitive] to offer to do work or provide a service for a particular amount of moneybid for:Several contractors bid for the job.
2) [intransitive/transitive] to say that you think you will win a particular number of points in a card game3) [transitive] literary
Word forms "bid":
past tense bid or bade UK [bæd] / UK [beɪd] / US [beɪd] past participle bidden UK [ˈbɪd(ə)n] / US to order someone to do something•Phrasal verbs:bid someone goodbye/good evening etc
— formal to say goodbye/good evening etc to someone- bid up
II UK [bɪd] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "bid":
singular bid plural bids1) an offer to give a particular amount of money for something, for example at an auction (= an event where things are sold to the person who offers the most money)We received a bid of £5,000 for the table.
a) an offer to do work or provide a service for a particular amount of moneybid for:The lowest bid we received was £4,000.
The bids for this contract were all disappointingly high.
b) business an offer to buy the shares in a company and take control of ita takeover bid
2) a statement of how many points you think you will win in a card game3) an attempt to do somethingbid for:a bid to do something:Do you think he'd be willing to mount another bid for the presidency?
The company cut prices just before Christmas in a bid to support sales.
English dictionary. 2014.