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bid

verb
/bɪd/

Meaning

to offer to pay a price; to command; to say goodbye
an offer to pay a certain amount for something; an attempt to obtain or achieve something
to offer a certain amount of money for something, especially at an auction

Example Sentences

She bids farewell to her friends.

She made a bid for the antique vase at the auction.

She bid $200 for the antique vase.

Example Expressions

bid farewell

Synonyms

offer, command, order, attempt, proposal, propose, tender, submit, quote
Entry 1
offer, command, order, attempt
Entry 2
offer, proposal, attempt
Entry 3
offer, propose, tender, submit, quote

Antonyms

refuse, decline, withdraw, refusal, rejection, retract
Entry 1
refuse, decline, withdraw
Entry 2
refusal, rejection
Entry 3
withdraw, retract

Collocations

bid farewell, bid goodbye, bid for, bid against, make a bid, highest bid, bid price, bid high, bid low
Entry 1
bid farewell, bid goodbye, bid for, bid against
Entry 2
make a bid, bid farewell, highest bid
Entry 3
bid price, bid farewell, bid high, bid low

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