bide
verb (used with object)
to endure; bear.
had bid
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past perfectof bide.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They had bid up U.S. futures and loaded warehouses with copper in anticipation of a steep import tax on cathodes and other less processed forms of the metal, which is essential to everything electric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
First United American Companies, a company affiliated with a Jones website that sells nutritional supplements, had bid $3.5 million.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2024
Some postings asked for more than $2,000 but, as Federgreen noted, showed no signs that someone had bid or paid that price.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
Sheikh Jassim had bid £5bn for the club but further talks this week have broken down.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2023
They came upon the promised lake not long after, and turned north as the ranger had bid them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
