Definitions

bade

[bad] / bæd /

VERB

offer money or services

Synonyms

STRONGEST

propose submit tender

STRONG

present proffer render venture

Antonyms

STRONG

take

VERB

say

Synonyms

STRONGEST

wish

STRONG

call greet tell

Antonyms

STRONG

listen

VERB

ask for; command

Synonyms

STRONGEST

invite solicit

STRONG

call charge demand desire direct enjoin instruct order proposition request require summon tell warn

WEAK

make a pass at make a pitch make a play for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

reject

STRONG

answer listen not want reply

Example Sentences

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Gavin Bade is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Washington focused on trade, economics and industrial policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Just before half-time, France centre-back Loic Bade cut the ball into his own net while trying to control a Raphael Guerreiro pass.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

We’ve always been happy with Metal Bade, to us it feels like family.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Sevilla's Loic Bade is another overage inclusion, along with Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is the only Premier League player in the squad.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

Bade the dark woods their solemn shades extend, High to the clouds yon spiry tower ascend?

From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 by Gilfillan, George