bid fair

英：[bid fɛə]

美：[bɪd fɛr]

verb

transitive verb

to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance

The contractor bid $10,000 less than his nearest competitor.

offer—usually used in the phrase to bid defiance

The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown.—William Pitt

to issue an order to : tell

did as I was bid

to request to come : invite

were bidden to the wedding

obsolete beseech, entreat

to give expression to

bade a tearful farewell

intransitive verb

to make a bid (see bid entry 2)

Several other companies bid on the job.

noun

a statement of what one will give or take for somethingespecially: an offer of a price made a bid of $100 for the painting

is now accepting bids for the renovation project

something offered as a bid

the act of one who bids (see bid entry 1)

an opportunity to bid

It's your bid.

an attempt or effort to win, achieve, or attract

a bid for reelection

an announcement of what a cardplayer proposes to undertake

the amount of such a bid

a 3-heart bid

a bridge hand on which one may reasonably bid

invitation

a bid to join the sorority

informal a sentence or term of imprisonment : a stint in jail

I did my first bid at seventeen for assault, robbery, and burglary in the first degree.—William Skeans, Jr.

abbreviation (1)

twice a day

verb

transitive verb

to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance

The contractor bid $10,000 less than his nearest competitor.

offer—usually used in the phrase to bid defiance

The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown.—William Pitt

to issue an order to : tell

did as I was bid

to request to come : invite

were bidden to the wedding

obsolete beseech, entreat

to give expression to

bade a tearful farewell

intransitive verb

to make a bid (see bid entry 2)

Several other companies bid on the job.

abbreviation (2)

bachelor of industrial design

noun

a statement of what one will give or take for somethingespecially: an offer of a price made a bid of $100 for the painting

is now accepting bids for the renovation project

something offered as a bid

the act of one who bids (see bid entry 1)

an opportunity to bid

It's your bid.

an attempt or effort to win, achieve, or attract

a bid for reelection

an announcement of what a cardplayer proposes to undertake

the amount of such a bid

a 3-heart bid

a bridge hand on which one may reasonably bid

invitation

a bid to join the sorority

informal a sentence or term of imprisonment : a stint in jail

I did my first bid at seventeen for assault, robbery, and burglary in the first degree.—William Skeans, Jr.

abbreviation (1)

twice a day

abbreviation (2)

bachelor of industrial design

Verb and Noun partly from Middle English bidden, from Old English biddan; akin to Old High German bitten to entreat, and perhaps to Sanskrit bādhate he presses; partly from Middle English beden to offer, command, from Old English bēodan; akin to Old High German biotan to offer, Greek pynthanesthai to examine, Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment Abbreviation (1) Latin bis in die

The first known use of bid was before the 12th century

bid1 of 2verb

order entry 1 sense 2a, command

did as we were bidden

invite entry 1 sense 2a

to express to

bade me farewell

past and past participle bid to make an offer for something (as at an auction)

bid $10 for a chair

bid2 of 2noun

an offer to pay a certain sum for something or to perform certain work at a stated fee

a turn or opportunity to bid

invitation sense 2

received a bid to the state tournament

an announcement of what a card player will try to win

the amount of such a bid

an attempt to win, achieve, or attract

made a strong bid for the job