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Noun
S:
(n)
Bade
(a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria)
Verb
S:
(v)
offer
,
bid
,
tender
(propose a payment)
"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
S:
(v)
wish
,
bid
(invoke upon)
"wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
S:
(v)
bid
,
beseech
,
entreat
,
adjure
,
press
,
conjure
(ask for or request earnestly)
"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
S:
(v)
bid
,
call
(make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands)
"He called his trump"
S:
(v)
bid
(make a serious effort to attain something)
"His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
S:
(v)
invite
,
bid
(ask someone in a friendly way to do something)