ədˈdʒʊə ædˈdʒʊɹ bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ

ˈbɪdɪŋ kɔːl kɔl kəˈmɑːnd kəˈmænd ˈkʌnd͡ʒə(ɹ) ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɹ dɪkˈteɪʃən ɪnˈtɹiːt ɪnˈvaɪt pleɪ wɪʃ ask for or request earnestly The prophet bid all people to become good persons an attempt to get something they made a futile play for power he made a bid to gain attention ask someone in a friendly way to do something invoke upon wish you a nice evening bid farewell make a serious effort to attain something His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population propose a payment The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands He called his trump (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make a formal proposal to buy at a specified price an authoritative direction or instruction to do something