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Noun
S:
(n)
command (command%1:10:00::)
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bid (bid%1:10:03::)
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bidding (bidding%1:10:02::)
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dictation (dictation%1:10:01::)
(an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)
S:
(n)
bidding (bidding%1:10:00::)
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summons (summons%1:10:01::)
(a request to be present)
"they came at his bidding"
S:
(n)
bid (bid%1:10:01::)
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bidding (bidding%1:10:01::)
((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)
Verb
S:
(v)
offer (offer%2:40:01::)
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bid (bid%2:40:00::)
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tender (tender%2:40:02::)
(propose a payment)
"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
S:
(v)
wish (wish%2:32:00::)
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bid (bid%2:32:01::)
(invoke upon)
"wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
S:
(v)
bid (bid%2:32:02::)
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beseech (beseech%2:32:00::)
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entreat (entreat%2:32:00::)
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adjure (adjure%2:32:01::)
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press (press%2:32:01::)
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conjure (conjure%2:32:03::)
(ask for or request earnestly)
"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
S:
(v)
bid (bid%2:40:01::)
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call (call%2:40:05::)
(make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands)
"He called his trump"
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derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
bid (bid%2:40:04::)
(make a serious effort to attain something)
"His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
S:
(v)
invite (invite%2:32:00::)
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bid (bid%2:32:00::)
(ask someone in a friendly way to do something)