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verb/bɪd/
/bɪd/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they bid | /bɪd/ /bɪd/ |
| he / she / it bids | /bɪdz/ /bɪdz/ |
| past simple bid | /bɪd/ /bɪd/ |
| past participle bid | /bɪd/ /bɪd/ |
| -ing form bidding | /ˈbɪdɪŋ/ /ˈbɪdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to offer to pay a particular price for something, especially at an auction
- bid (something) (for something) I bid £2 000 for the painting.
- bid (against somebody) (for something) We wanted to buy the chairs but another couple were bidding against us.
- Two dealers bid against each other for the antique table.
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- against
- for
- [intransitive] to offer to do work or provide a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies, etc. synonym tender
- bid for something A French firm will be bidding for the contract.
- bid on something (North American English also) A French firm will be bidding on the contract.
- bid to do something Which other cities are bidding to host the Olympics?
WordfinderTopics Businessb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- competitively
- for
- on
- [transitive] bid to do something (used especially in newspapers) to try to do, get or achieve something synonym attempt
- The team is bidding to retain its place in the league.
- [transitive, intransitive] bid (something) (in some card games) to say how many points you expect to win
- She bid four hearts.
Idioms
See bid in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee bid in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishwhat am I bid?
- used by an auctioneer who is selling something
- What am I bid for this vase?
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