Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bidding
3 senses of bidding
Sense 1
command, bid, bidding, dictation -- (an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)
=> speech act -- (the use of language to perform some act)
Sense 2
bidding, summons -- (a request to be present; "they came at his bidding")
=> invitation -- (a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away")
Sense 3
bid, bidding -- ((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)
=> statement -- (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bid
6 senses of bid
Sense 1
offer, bid, tender -- (propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting")
Sense 2
wish, bid -- (invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell")
=> greet, recognize, recognise -- (express greetings upon meeting someone)
Sense 3
bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure -- (ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons")
=> plead -- (appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop")
Sense 4
bid, call -- (make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump")
=> play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")
Sense 5
bid -- (make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population")
=> seek -- (try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness")
Sense 6
invite, bid -- (ask someone in a friendly way to do something)
=> request -- (ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript")
