Idioms for bidpast bade or (Archaic) bad, past participle bid·den or bid, present participle bid·ding.
bid fair.
fair1(def 29).
Origin of bid
1
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
OTHER WORDS FROM bid
bid·der, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bid
bidder bitterWords nearby bid
Definition for bid (2 of 5)
Definition for bid (3 of 5)
bide
[ bahyd ]
/ baɪd /
verb (used with object), bid·ed or bode; bid·ed or (Archaic) bid; bid·ing.
Archaic.
to endure; bear.
Obsolete.
to encounter.
verb (used without object), bid·ed or bode; bid·ed or (Archaic) bid; bid·ing.
to dwell; abide; wait; remain.
Origin of bide
before 900; Middle English
biden, Old English
bīdan; cognate with Old Frisian
bīdia, Old Saxon
bīdan, Old High German
bītan, Old Norse
bītha, Gothic
beidan, Latin
fīdere, Greek
peíthesthai to trust, rely < Indo-European
*bheidh-; the meaning apparently developed: have trust > endure > wait >
abide > remain
OTHER WORDS FROM bide
bid·er, nounDefinition for bid (4 of 5)
b.i.d.
(in prescriptions) twice a day.
Origin of b.i.d.
From the Latin word
bis in diē
Definition for bid (5 of 5)
B.I.D.
Bachelor of Industrial Design.
Example sentences from the Web for bid
British Dictionary definitions for bid (1 of 3)
bid
/ (bɪd) /
verb bids, bidding, bad, bade, esp for senses 1, 2, 5, 7 bid, bidden or esp for senses 1, 2, 5, 7 bid
noun
Derived forms of bid
bidder, nounWord Origin for bid
Old English
biddan; related to German
bitten
British Dictionary definitions for bid (2 of 3)
b.i.d.
abbreviation for (in prescriptions)
bis in die
Word Origin for b.i.d.
Latin: twice a day
British Dictionary definitions for bid (3 of 3)
bide
/ (baɪd) /
verb bides, biding, bided, bode or bided
(intr) archaic, or dialect
to continue in a certain place or state; stay
(intr) archaic, or dialect
to live; dwell
(tr) archaic, or dialect
to tolerate; endure
bide a wee Scot
to stay a little
bide by Scot
to abide by
bide one's time
to wait patiently for an opportunity
Often shortened to:
(Scot)
byde
Word Origin for bide
Old English
bīdan; related to Old Norse
bītha to wait, Gothic
beidan, Old High German
bītan
Medical definitions for bid
b.i.d.
abbr.
bis in die (twice a day)