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bid
verb
-
bid
,
bidding
,
bids
to
offer
a
particular
amount
of
money
for
something
,
especially
at
an
auction
or
in
a
competitive
sale
•
At
the
charity
auction
,
Maria
bid
$1
,
000
for
a
signed
guitar
.
At
the
charity
auction
,
Maria
bid
$1
,
000
for
a
signed
guitar
.
•
Several
collectors
bid
online
at
the
same
time
,
driving
the
price
of
the
comic
book
higher
.
Several
collectors
bid
online
at
the
same
time
,
driving
the
price
of
the
comic
book
higher
.
From
Old
English
‘
biddan
’
meaning
‘
to
entreat
or
ask
’.
The
sense
of
offering
money
developed
in
Middle
English
when
buying
and
selling
by
public
offer
became
common
.
verb
-
bid
,
bidding
,
bids
to
try
or
compete
to
obtain
something
important
,
such
as
a
contract
,
job
,
or
right
to
host
an
event
•
The
city
plans
to
bid
to
host
the
next
Winter
Games
.
The
city
plans
to
bid
to
host
the
next
Winter
Games
.
•
Five
construction
firms
bid
for
the
bridge
contract
.
Five
construction
firms
bid
for
the
bridge
contract
.
verb
-
bid
,
bidding
,
bids
,
bade
,
bidden
to
say
or
express
something
to
someone
,
especially
greetings
,
farewell
,
or
good
wishes
•
He
bid
her
farewell
with
a
gentle
bow
.
He
bid
her
farewell
with
a
gentle
bow
.
•
The
knight
bade
the
king
good
night
before
leaving
the
hall
.
The
knight
bade
the
king
good
night
before
leaving
the
hall
.
Old
English
‘
biddan
’
also
carried
the
sense
‘
to
utter
,
to
say
’.
The
greeting
and
farewell
usage
survived
mainly
in
formal
and
literary
contexts
.
verb
-
bid
,
bidding
,
bids
,
bade
,
bidden
to
order
or
command
someone
to
do
something
(
archaic
or
literary
)
•
The
queen
bid
the
messenger
speak
.
The
queen
bid
the
messenger
speak
.
•
He
bade
his
servant
bring
more
firewood
.
He
bade
his
servant
bring
more
firewood
.
forbid
verb
-
forbid
,
forbidding
,
forbids
,
forbade
,
forbad
,
forbidden
to
officially
or
firmly
tell
someone
that
they
must
not
do
something
•
The
school
forbids
students
from
using
cell
phones
in
class
.
The
school
forbids
students
from
using
cell
phones
in
class
.
•
My
doctor
forbade
me
to
do
any
heavy
lifting
after
the
surgery
.
My
doctor
forbade
me
to
do
any
heavy
lifting
after
the
surgery
.
Old
English
‘
forbēodan
’,
from
‘
for-
’ (
intensive
)
+
‘
bēodan
’ (“
to
command
”);
related
to
German
‘
verbieten
’.
verb
-
forbid
,
forbidding
,
forbids
,
forbade
,
forbad
,
forbidden
to
make
something
impossible
or
very
unlikely
to
happen
•
The
steep
cliff
face
forbids
any
easy
passage
to
the
beach
below
.
The
steep
cliff
face
forbids
any
easy
passage
to
the
beach
below
.
•
His
busy
schedule
forbids
him
from
joining
us
tonight
.
His
busy
schedule
forbids
him
from
joining
us
tonight
.
Same
historical
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
with
the
meaning
of
‘
to
prevent
’
emerging
in
Middle
English
.
