bade
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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The royals packed their suitcases, bade farewell to the palace staff, and climbed into an armored Mercedes that drove them to a nearby rail station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
White House officials bade farewell on Thursday to one of the two jets that have been used to transport US presidents for more than 30 years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
But once her delight settled into relief, she gently bade the young ones to return to their seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
But Zeus looked at him sternly and told him he was as intolerable as his mother, and bade him cease his whining.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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