Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [bad]
- /bæd/
- /bæd/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [bad]
- /bæd/
Definitions of bade word
- noun bade Bade is a past tense of bid2. 3
- abbreviation BADE bid1 3
- verb bade past participle of bide. 1
- verb with object bade to command; order; direct: to bid them depart. 1
- verb with object bade to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish): to bid good night. 1
- verb with object bade Commerce. to offer (a certain sum) as the price one will pay or charge: They bid $25,000 and got the contract. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of bade
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bade
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bade popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bade usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bade
noun bade
- offered — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
- propositioned — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- tendered — soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
- advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- requested — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
verb bade
- proposed — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- presented — to furnish or endow with a gift or the like, especially by formal act: to present someone with a gold watch.
- rendered — to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless.
- undertook — simple past tense of undertake.
Antonyms for bade
verb bade
- took — simple past tense of take.
- listened — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- rejected — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- answered — Simple past tense and past participle of answer.
- replied — to make answer in words or writing; answer; respond: to reply to a question.