Synonyms: apply, apply for, ask, ask for, beg, request, seek
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɪd/ |
| Hyphenation | bid |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑦𐑛 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) bid | (I) bade, bid |
| (thou) biddest | (thou) badest, bidst, biddest |
| (he) bids, biddeth | (he) bade, bid |
| (we) bid | (we) bade |
| (you) bid | (you) bade |
| (they) bid | (they) bade |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) bid | (I) bade |
| (thou) bid | (thou) bade, bid |
| (he) bid | (he) bade |
| (we) bid | (we) bade |
| (you) bid | (you) bade |
| (they) bid | (they) bade |
| Imperative mood | |
| bid | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| bidding | bidden, bid |
| Afrikaans | vra; vra vir |
|---|---|
| Albanian | kërkoj |
| Catalan | demanar |
| Danish | bede |
| Dutch | verzoeken |
| English (Old English) | biddan |
| Esperanto | peti |
| Faeroese | biðja; biðja um |
| Finnish | pyytää |
| French | demander; prier |
| German | bitten; ersuchen |
| Greek | αιτώ |
| Greek (Old Greek) | αἰτέω |
| Icelandic | biðja; biðja um |
| Italian | chiedere |
| Jamaican Patois | kaal; aks |
| Latin | petere; rogare |
| Papiamento | suplicá |
| Polish | prosić |
| Portuguese | pedir |
| Romanian | cere |
| Saterland Frisian | anhoolde; bidje |
| Spanish | pedir; rogar |
| Sranan | begi |
| Swahili | ‐omba |
| Swedish | anmoda; ansöka; bedja |
| Thai | ขอ; ชวน |
| West Frisian | fersykje; freegje om; freegje |
| Yiddish | בעטן |