Commentary: INCLUDES: BID FOR, BID ON Syntax Includes: NP1 BID FOR NP2 NP1 BID ON NP2 NP1 BID NP2 PP
Examples:
The public is able to bid on state surplus items.
It wasn't until they bid on five homes that they bid enough to win.
If you don't want to pay "new prices" for new things then bid on medical assistant items.
To bid on this limited edition print, select the link below.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bid.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4, 5
Examples:
The prophet bid all people to become good persons.
All things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe.
They bid us claim, they bid us augment that heritage, and preserve their virtues.
With a weak whisper he bid me to come closer.
I bid him look into the lives of men as though into a mirror.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 6
Commentary: often used in greetings and farewells
Examples:
I bid him farewell and took my leave.
He bid me a good day and I headed back down the beach.
In his confusion he bid me welcome home again, as if the house had been mine.
With his low faltering voice he bid me adieu.
He bid me a gentle Merry Christmas and hung up.
I bid her a fond greeting across the veil.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2