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Definition of make a bid for - Reverso English Dictionary

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auction efforttry to get something by offering or competing

She will make a bid for the painting at the auction.
They plan to make a bid for the contract.
He decided to make a bid for leadership.

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Expressions with make a bid for

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make a bid for freedomv.

attempt to escape from confinement or control

The prisoners made a bid for freedom during the night.

make a bid for powerv.

attempt to gain control or influence over others

The senator made a bid for power in the upcoming election.

Expressions with make

make breadv.

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make noisev.

produce a sound or sounds

The children make noise while playing.

make peacev.

establish friendly relations after conflict

The two countries decided to make peace after years of disputes.

make sensev.

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make a messv.

create disorder or untidiness

The kids always make a mess in the living room.

make one's bedv.

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

Expressions with bid

bid upv.

make the price go up by placing higher or artificial bids

They tried to bid up the price at the auction.

bid fairv.

seem likely to happen or succeed

The new policy bids fair to improve the economy.

bid farewellv.

formally say goodbye

The president bid farewell to the departing ambassador.

bid inv.

offer a price to buy something

He decided to bid in at the auction.

bid for timev.

attempt to gain more time

She bid for time to finish her project.

in a bid toadv.

in an attempt to achieve something

She worked hard in a bid to win the competition.

bid adieuv.

say goodbye to someone or something

He bid adieu to his old friends.

bid defiancev.

show open resistance to something or someone

The knight bid defiance to the enemy's threats.

do a bidv.

spend time in prison as punishment for a crime

He had to do a bid for robbery.

straw bidn.

worthless bid for a contract

The company made a straw bid to test the waters.

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French:tenter d'acquérir, ...
German:ein Gebot abgeben, ...
Italian:fare un'offerta, ...
Spanish:pujar, ...
Portuguese:fazer uma oferta, ...
Chinese:出价, ...
Japanese:入札する, ...
Arabic:قَدَّمَ عَرْضًا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגִּישׁ הַצָּעָה עַל, ...
Russian:сделать ставку, ...
Ukrainian:зробити ставку, ...
Hindi:नीलामी में बोली लगाना, ...
Bengali:চেষ্টা করা, ...
Catalan:intentar aconseguir, ...
Danish:byde på, ...
Dutch:een bod doen op, ...
Greek:κάνω προσφορά, ...
Korean:입찰하다, ...
Persian:پیشنهاد دادن, ...
Polish:złożyć ofertę na, ...
Portuguese (BR):dar um lance, ...
Romanian:a licita pentru, ...
Swedish:lägga ett bud, ...
Thai:ประมูล, ...
Turkish:teklif vermek, ...
Vietnamese:đấu giá, ...

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