bidder

bid

B0233000 (bĭd)v. bade (băd, bād) or bid, bid·den (bĭd′n) or bid, bid·ding, bids v.tr.1. past tense and past participle bid a. To offer or propose (an amount) as a price.b. To auction (a contract): The city will bid the project next summer.c. To offer (someone) membership, as in a group or club: "glancing around to be sure that he had been bid by a society that he wanted" (Louis Auchincloss).d. Games To state one's intention to take (tricks of a certain number or suit in cards): bid four hearts.2. To utter (a greeting or salutation): I bid you farewell.3. To issue a command to; direct: "Lee ... bid the captain sit beside him and report" (Stephen W. Sears).4. To invite to attend; summon: The host bid the guests come to dinner.v.intr. past tense and past participle bid 1. To make an offer to pay or accept a specified price: decided not to bid on the roll-top desk.2. To seek to win or attain something; strive.n.1. a. An offer to pay a certain amount of money for something: made a bid on the antique desk.b. The amount offered or proposed: The highest bid at the auction was $5,000.2. An invitation, especially one offering membership in a group or club.3. An earnest effort to win or attain something: a team in a bid to win the championship; a candidate who made a bid for the presidency.4. Games a. The act of bidding in cards.b. The number of tricks or points declared.c. The trump or no-trump declared.d. The turn of a player to bid.Phrasal Verbs: bid in To outbid on one's own property at an auction in order to raise the final selling price. bid out To offer (work) for bids from outside contractors. bid up To cause (a price) to rise by increasing the amount bid: bid up the price of wheat.Idioms: bid defiance To refuse to submit; offer resistance to. bid fair To appear likely.

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[Middle English bidden, to ask, command (from Old English biddan; see g^whedh- in Indo-European roots) and Middle English beden, to offer, proclaim (from Old English bēodan; see bheudh- in Indo-European roots).]

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bid′der n.

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BID

abbr. Bachelor of Industrial Design

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bidder - someone who makes an offer applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
	2.	bidder - someone who makes a bid at cards bridge player, hand - a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"preemptor, pre-emptor - a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid

Translations

出价人

bid

(bid) verb1. – past tense, past participle bid – to offer (an amount of money) at an auction. John bid ($1,000) for the painting. 出價 出价2. (with for) – past tense, past participle bid – to state a price (for a contract). My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road. 投標 投标3. – past tense bade (bӕd) , past participle ˈbidden – to tell (someone) to (do something). He bade me enter. 吩咐 吩咐4. – past tense bade (bӕd) , past participle ˈbidden – to express a greeting etc (to someone). He bade me farewell. 祝(問候與告別語) 祝（问候与告别语） noun1. an offer of a price. a bid of $20. 出價 出价2. an attempt (to obtain). a bid for freedom. (企圖獲得所做的)努力 企图，努力争取 ˈbidder noun 出價人 出价人ˈbidding noun 吩咐，出價 吩咐，出价 ˈbiddable adjective obedient. a biddable child. 順從的 顺从的