verb trans
(often + for/against) to offer (a price) for payment or acceptance, e.g. at an auction
He bid £500 for the vase
to make a bid of or in (a suit at cards)
to make an attempt to do something
archaic to issue an order to (somebody); to tell (somebody) to do something
But he … bid us all prepare against a storm — Jonathan Swift
archaic to give expression to (something)
She bade him a tearful farewell
to make a bid
bid fair
to seem likely; to show promise
She bids fair to become extremely attractive
bidder noun
[partly from Old English biddan, to request, entreat; partly from Old English bēodan to offer, command]