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bidden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beseech verb To beg someone urgently and earnestly for something.
  • BID verb To offer a specific amount of money for something, especially at an auction.
  • pray verb To speak to God or a higher power, whether to give thanks, ask for help, or express devotion.
  • prayer noun Words or thoughts directed to a god or higher power, as thanks, request, or worship.

Senses

bidden is used for these senses in English:

  • beseech To beg or request for (something).
  • bid (transitive) To utter a greeting or salutation.
  • pray (religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
  • pray (obsolete) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.

BID — full definition

  1. verb To offer a specific amount of money for something, especially at an auction.
  2. noun An offer of a price, or a formal offer to carry out a piece of work.
  3. noun An attempt or effort to achieve something.

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