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