Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - bid

 I. verb  (bade or ~; ~den or ~; also bade; ~ding)  Etymology: partly from Middle English ~den, from Old English ~dan; akin to Old High German bitten to entreat, and perhaps to Sanskrit badhate he presses; partly from Middle English beden to offer, command, from Old English beodan; akin to Old High German biotan to offer, Greek pynthanesthai to examine, Sanskrit bodhi enlightenment  Date: before 12th century  transitive verb  1.  a. obsolete beseech, entreat  b. to issue an order to ; tell did as I was ~  c. to request to come ; invite  2. to give expression to bade a tearful farewell  3.  a. offer — usually used in the phrase to ~ defiance  b. past and past participle ~  (1) to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance  (2) to make a ~ of or in (a suit at cards)  intransitive verb to make a ~  Synonyms: see command  • ~der noun  II. noun  Date: 1788  1.  a. the act of one who ~s  b. a statement of what one will give or take for something; especially an offer of a price  c. something offered as a ~  2. an opportunity to ~  3. invitation  4.  a. an announcement of what a cardplayer proposes to undertake  b. the amount of such a ~  c. a ~dable bridge hand  5. an attempt or effort to win, achieve, or attract a ~ for reelection  III. abbreviation  Etymology: Latin bis in die twice a day BID  abbreviation bachelor of industrial design