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								an authoritative direction or instruction to do something 2.
								an attempt to get something
 he made a bid to gain attention
 3.
								a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
 4.
								(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
 
 'bid' - used as a verb
 5.
								propose a payment
 6.
								invoke upon
 bid farewell
 7.
								ask for or request earnestly
 The prophet bid all people to become good persons
 8.
								make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
 9.
								make a serious effort to attain something
 His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population
 10.
								ask someone in a friendly way to do something
 
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			| 1. Bid / Plural bids
 2. Bid / Past
 bade
 3. Bid / Third Person
 bids
 4. Bid / Present Participle
 bidding
 5. Bid / Past Participle
 bidden
 6. Bid / Past
 bid
 
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