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bade

American  
[bad] / bæd /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of bid.

bade British  
/ bæd, beɪd /

verb

  1. past tense of bid

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Both are alarmed by the sudden reappearance of a Frenchman nicknamed Beast, to whom they’d each bade goodbye years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Earlier this week, Ms Yadav bade farewell to her job after 36 years of service, retiring as India's first female train driver.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Family, fans and footballers from across the generations have bade a final farewell to Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

Finally, two irreplaceable artistic leaders bade farewell to their longtime posts at companies they co-founded: Sachs at the Fountain Theatre and John Perrin Flynn at Rogue Machine Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

How brave, sir, to do as you’re bade!

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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