1. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something
   "The general's bidding was to advance at dawn";
   - command, bid, dictation
    
2. A request to be present
   "they came at his bidding";
   - summons
    
3. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
   "Her opening bidding of three hearts was aggressive";
   - bid

1. Propose an amount you are prepared to pay for something
   "He bid $500 for the antique vase";
   - offer, tender
    
2. Ask for or request earnestly
   "The prophet bid all people to become good persons";
   - beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure [archaic]
    
3. Ask someone in a friendly way to do something
   "He bid his friends to join him for a drink";
   - invite
    
4. Make a serious effort to attain something
   "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"
    
5. (card game) make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
   "She bid three hearts";
   - call
    
6. Invoke upon
   "bid farewell";
   - wish

Derived forms: biddings

Type of: advise, greet, invitation, play, plead, propose, recognise [Brit], recognize, request, seek, speech act, statement, suggest

Part of: bridge

Encyclopedia: Bidding