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title: bid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bid» in the school dictionary: To bid farewell is to say goodbye. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bid

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**Who acts:** I, someone, you, bid, She, king · **What happens:** bid, be, ask, do, come in, come · **To what, where:** farewell, them, something, auction, offer, gate · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«bid» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [bid in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bid.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bid farewell is to say goodbye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bid:m1:1
# text = To bid farewell is to say goodbye.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bid	bid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	farewell	farewell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | to-infinitive |  | farewell |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | say *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bid someone is to order or ask them to do something: «I bid you come in.».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bid:m2:1
# text = To bid someone is to order or ask them to do something: «I bid you come in.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bid	bid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	order	order	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	bid	bid	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
19	in	in	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | order *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive | I *not said here* |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 5 | **bid** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **come in** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At an auction, to bid is to offer a price, and a bid is that offer.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bid:m3:1
# text = At an auction, to bid is to offer a price, and a bid is that offer.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	auction	auction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	bid	bid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	offer	offer	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bid	bid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	det	_	_
18	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a auction |  | offer *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | a bid | that offer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She bid farewell to her friends at the gate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bid:x1:1
# text = She bid farewell to her friends at the gate.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bid	bid	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	farewell	farewell	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | past | She |  |  | the gate |  | to her friends; farewell *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Come now,» the king bid him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bid:x2:1
# text = «Come now,» the king bid him.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	bid	bid	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  |  | now |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **bid** | past | the king | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the auction, Ann made the highest bid for the painting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bid:x3:1
# text = At the auction, Ann made the highest bid for the painting.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	auction	auction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Ann	Ann	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	bid	bid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Ann | the highest bid |  | the auction |  | for the painting | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent bid=Product for painting=Asset |

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