Bid Definition
- To refuse to submit; offer resistance to.
- To appear likely.
- to seem likely (to be or do something)
- at an auction, to bid more than the best offer on one's own property in order to keep it
- to raise the amount bid
Origin of Bid
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From Middle English beden, from the Old English verb bēodan (“offer, announce”), from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“be awake, aware”). Conflated with the Old English verb biddan (“ask, demand”) (see Etymology 1 above). Compare Low German beden, Dutch bieden, German bieten, Danish byde.
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English bidden, from the Old English verb biddan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-. Conflated with the Old English verb bēodan ‘offer, announce’ (see Etymology 2 below). Compare West Frisian bidde, Low German bidden, Dutch bidden, German bitten, Danish bede.
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Middle English bidden to ask, command (from Old English biddan gwhedh- in Indo-European roots) Middle English beden to offer, proclaim (from Old English bēodan bheudh- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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