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bidden

American  
[bid-n] / ˈbɪd n /

verb

  1. a past participle of bid.

adjective

  1. invited.

bidden British  
/ ˈbɪdən /

verb

  1. a past participle of bid

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Etymology

Origin of bidden

First recorded in 1610–20, for the adjective

Example Sentences

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When and if you are bidden to the journey by a POC who has granted you a brief visit to the darker side of human nature, explore safely.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2020

Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, and many others may have bidden the show farewell, but Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, and, yes, Ice-T are killing it these days.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2014

For bidden by law to set foot within the Third Republic, and normally resident at Manoir d'Anjou, Belgium, the Bourbon pretender to France's vacant throne turned up this week in Morocco.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hallowed by custom on many a U. S. campus are those annual rites to which prospective football material from nearby high schools is bidden to be entertained, inspected and secured.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gawaine observed sarcastically: “It will be safe enough for you, my mannie. We ken the King has bidden Lancelot not hurt ye.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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