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- [bid in]
- /bɪd ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bid in]
- /bɪd ɪn/
Definitions of bid in words
- verb bid in (in an auction) to outbid all previous offers for (one's own property) to retain ownership or increase the final selling price 3
- noun bid in at an auction, to bid more than the best offer on one's own property in order to keep it 3
- verb with object bid in to command; order; direct: to bid them depart. 1
- verb with object bid in to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish): to bid good night. 1
- verb with object bid in Commerce. to offer (a certain sum) as the price one will pay or charge: They bid $25,000 and got the contract. 1
- verb with object bid in Cards. to enter a bid of (a given quantity or suit): to bid two no-trump. 1
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Origin of bid in
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
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Parts of speech for Bid in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bid in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".