bid

1 noun (C)

1 an offer to pay a particular price for something, especially at an auction 1

(+ for): They put in the highest bid for the house.

2 an offer to do work or provide services for a specific price

(+ for): rival bids for the cleaning contract

3 an attempt to achieve or obtain something

(+ for): a bid for power | bid to do sth: a desperate bid to free herself from a loveless marriage

4 a statement of how many points you hope to win in a card game

2 verb past tense and past participle bidpresent participle bidding

1 (I, T) to offer to pay a particular price for goods, especially in an auction 1: bid (sb) sth for: She bid $100 for a Victorian chair. | What am I bid for lot 227? Shall we start at $500?

2 (I) to offer to do work or provide services for a specific price, in competition with other offers

(+ for): Three firms bid for the contract on the new buildings.

3 (I, T) to say how many points you think you will win in a game of cards

- bidder noun (C) 3 verb past tense bade or bid past participle bidden /'bIdn/ or bid present participle bidding old use or literary

1 bid sb good afternoon/good morning etc to say good morning, good afternoon etc to someone

2 (T) to order or tell someone what to do: bid sb (to) do sth: The queen bade us to enter.

3 bid fair to do sth to seem likely to do something: The good weather bids fair to hold.