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Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Idioms about bid
past bade or (Archaic) bad,past participle bid·den or bid,present participle bid·ding.bid fair. fair1 (def. 29).
Origin of bid
1before 900; Middle English bidden,Old English biddan to beg, ask; cognate with Old Frisian bidda,Old Saxon biddian,Old High German bittan (German bitten), Old Norse bithja,Gothic bidjan; all <Germanic *bid-ja- (<Indo-European *bhidh-) command, akin to Greek peíthein to persuade, inspire with trust, English bide
OTHER WORDS FROM bid
bidder, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bid
bidder , bitterWords nearby bid
Other definitions for bid (2 of 4)
Other definitions for bid (3 of 4)
b.i.d.
abbreviation
(in prescriptions) twice a day.
Origin of b.i.d.
From Latin bis in diē
Other definitions for bid (4 of 4)
B.I.D.
abbreviation
Bachelor of Industrial Design.
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How to use bid in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bid (1 of 2)
bid
/ (bɪd) /
verb bids, bidding, bad, bade, esp for senses 1, 2, 5, 7 bid, bidden or esp for senses 1, 2, 5, 7 bid
noun
Derived forms of bid
bidder, nounWord Origin for bid
Old English biddan; related to German bitten
British Dictionary definitions for bid (2 of 2)
b.i.d.
abbreviation for (in prescriptions)
bis in die
Word Origin for b.i.d.
Latin: twice a day
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