Definition of Bid
Bid
Bid
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
Offer to pay a certain price for something.
e.g. She placed a bid on the auction item online.
(verb)
to try to achieve something, to make an attempt or effort;
e.g. They want to bid for the championship trophy again this year.
(verb)
to wish someone, to express a greeting or a farewell;
e.g. It is polite to bid someone good morning when you see first them at the beginning of a new day.
(verb)
(old, literary) broadly, to tell someone to do something, for example to invite them to come somewhere or to give them an order or command;
e.g. She will soon bid us enter her office. I heard him bid them not to disturb him.
(noun)
an offer to pay a particular price when buying something, or an offer to provide goods or services for a particular price;
e.g. I made a generous bid for the beautiful painting at the auction. The company made a bid for the contract.
(noun)
an attempt to achieve something, an effort made to do something;
e.g. She made a final bid to win the race before finishing in second place.
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