bidden
Americanverb
adjective
verb
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
Mrs. Hinderer did as she was bidden and is now, from all reports, still domesticated upon the banks of the Kankakee.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Ron stared around the room as though he had been bidden to memorize it, while Hermione’s eyes swiveled backward and forward from Harry to Lupin.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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