Verb (used without object) : I will do as you bid. ,She bid at the auction for the old chair. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a bid to join the club. ,a bid for election. From Dictionary.com.
"Dunfin bade me eat them," said the goosey-gander. From Wordnik.com. [Further Adventures of Nils] Reference
Ishmael (v. 9), and perhaps his name bade him expect it. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)] Reference
At the end of the cloister she again bade farewell to Halbert. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference
My brother answered, “To hear is to comply;” and going in bade her follow him. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
A brave man, she told herself as she went bade from the door, and a splendid type of the race. From Wordnik.com. [CHAPTER 12] Reference
He picked up my shabby purse, and, after putting something into it, again bade me good night and went out. From Wordnik.com. [Madeleine: An Autobiography] Reference
As a star that the spell of a wise man's word bade live and ascend and abide. From Wordnik.com. [Astrophel and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne, Vol. VI] Reference
They immediately set sail with five and twenty ships, followed by a second fleet, and in insulting terms bade the. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Peloponnesian War] Reference
But the Scholar proved himself equal to the occasion, and with courtly phrase bade the new-comer welcome to the camp. From Wordnik.com. [Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners)] Reference
And he again bade the. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
I thought she was there when she'd bade us "Good night". From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
I therefore bade adieu to all my friends, and about the. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
She then bade me join my hands, and repeat it after her. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
He bade the men be still and asked if any one was after me. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
But with a beautiful smile she bade them come to their kingdom. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Tell to Children] Reference
He obeyed the order, but bade his command adieu when he got them to. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
You will reflect there was an accent in your voice which bade me hope. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Now take care of yourself, Tom," cautioned his father as he bade him good-by. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road] Reference
He then bade me farewell, telling me not to forget, to repeat certain prayers as. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
With these words the doctor and Mr. Long bade them good by, and then walked away. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
In all probability, they would have ridiculed my fears, and bade me rest in peace. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
At the back part of the room, he opened the door, and bade me enter a small closet. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
Question: On Friday, we bade farewell to As the World Turns, ending its 54-year run. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Matt: TV's Busiest Nights, Bones, Friday Night Lights, Daytime Soaps, and More!] Reference
Comedie Francaise, and bade her good-bye, wishing her and her family much happiness. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
I suppose he thought I was sufficiently frightened, for he bade his men close the door. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
Johnny thanked me for the time, said I was "a good listener," and bade a polite goodbye. From Wordnik.com. [Nights with Johnny Carson: As long as it's been, we still long for them] Reference
The Bishop took me up in his arms, and laid me in one of them, and bade me close my eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
Finally, we disembarked on the tiny island of Phi Phi where we bade farewell to our friends. From Wordnik.com. [The Macphersons: Week 39: The Joy Of A Junk] Reference
Eight fellow forum members wished him luck and bade him farewell, but none tried to dissuade him. From Wordnik.com. [Suicide discussion forums should be banned, says grieving father] Reference
Morris Lasker packed his bags, bade goodbye to the Sangers, and once again made his way to Galveston. From Wordnik.com. ['The Man Who Sold America'] Reference
The chairman of the Fairview Acres Homeowner's Association did as his people bade him. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Wall of Suburbia] Reference
Caitlin bade her friends good night and walked into the main space of the apartment and heard Costel and Peter in a contest of rhetoric. From Wordnik.com. [Caitlin in the Y2K Museum] Reference
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