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/beɪd/
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/beɪd/
Past Tense
bade
Past Participle
bidden
Gerund
bidding
3rd Person
bids
'Bade' is the old-fashioned past tense of 'bid', used mainly in literature, poetry, or solemn speech to mean 'commanded', 'asked earnestly', or 'invited'. Think of a king saying 'I bade you enter' — it sounds noble and timeless, not like everyday chat.
The queen bade the knight kneel before her.
He bade his children goodbye with quiet dignity.
She bade him sit beside her by the fire.
The teacher bade the class open their books to page 42.
They bade us welcome with warm smiles and fresh bread.
bid
Comes from Old English 'biddan', meaning 'to ask, pray, entreat, or command'. It is a native Germanic root (not Latin or Greek), with cognates in Old Norse 'biðja' and Gothic 'bidjan'. Core semantic field includes requesting, ordering, and inviting. Examples include bid, bade, bidden, bidding, and forbidding.