Dictionary definition · bid
noun
- an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- an attempt to get something"they made a futile play for power"
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
- (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
verb
- propose a payment"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
- invoke upon"wish you a nice evening"
- ask for or request earnestly"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
- make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands"He called his trump"
- make a serious effort to attain something"His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
- ask someone in a friendly way to do something
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).