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bidden

[bid-n] / ˈbɪd n /
VERB
offer money or services
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


VERB
say
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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When and if you are bidden to the journey by a POC who has granted you a brief visit to the darker side of human nature, explore safely.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2020

Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, and many others may have bidden the show farewell, but Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, and, yes, Ice-T are killing it these days.

From Slate Dec. 26, 2014

The three fathers, after 20 years, are hence bidden to a house party.

From Time Magazine Archive

One day Catholic Foch was bidden to luncheon by Atheist Clemenceau.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had bidden him not to part with the cup—ever.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes



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