"bade" in the noun sense

1. Bade

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

"bade" in the verb sense

1. offer, bid, tender

propose a payment

"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

2. wish, bid

invoke upon

"wish you a nice evening"

"bid farewell"

3. bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure

ask for or request earnestly

"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

4. bid, call

make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands

"He called his trump"

5. bid

make a serious effort to attain something

"His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"

6. invite, bid

ask someone in a friendly way to do something

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