To ask; request; invite.To pray; wish earnestly or devoutly; hence, to say by way of greeting or benediction: as, to bid good-day, farewell, etc.To command; order or direct; enjoin.To offer; propose: as, to bid a price at an auction.To raise the price of in bidding; increase the amount offered for: with up: as, to bid up a thing beyond its value.To proclaim; make known by a public announcement; declare: as, “our bans thrice bid,” Gay, What d'ye Call it?To make an offer; offer a price: as, to bid at an auction.n. An offer of a price; specifically, an offer made or the price offered at an auction: as, to increase another's bid.