bade

/bid/

Thân thiện

A man from the Bade community speaks his native language with a friend.

Definition

1. Verb (simple past tense):
   • To command, order, or instruct: Used to indicate that someone gave a direct order or instruction in the past.
   • To invite: Used to indicate that someone extended an invitation in the past.
   • To say as a greeting or farewell: Used to indicate that someone offered a greeting (like "hello") or a farewell (like "goodbye") in the past.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • She bade him enter the room. (She ordered/invited him to enter the room.)
  • The king bade his knights to prepare for battle. (The king commanded his knights to prepare for battle.)
  • He bade farewell to his family before leaving. (He said goodbye to his family before leaving.)

Advanced Usage

• "to bid someone do something": This is the classic, somewhat literary construction where 'bade' is followed by a person and the base form of another verb (without 'to').
  • He bade me sit down. (He told me to sit down.)
• "to bid someone welcome/goodbye/good morning": A formal or literary way to offer greetings or farewells.
  • They bade us welcome to their home.

Variants and Related Words

• Bid (verb, present tense/infinitive): The base form from which 'bade' is derived.
  • I bid you good night.
• Bidden (verb, past participle): Used with auxiliary verbs like 'have' or 'had'.
  • She had bidden him to leave earlier.
• Bidding (noun): The act of commanding or inviting.
  • At his bidding, everyone stood up.

Synonyms

• Ordered: Gave a command.
• Commanded: Exercised authority by giving an order.
• Instructed: Directed or told someone to do something.
• Invited: Asked someone to go somewhere or do something.
• Greeted: Said hello to.

Notes on Different Meanings

• Important Distinction: The word 'bade' is exclusively the simple past tense of the verb 'bid' in the senses of commanding, inviting, or greeting. It is not the past tense of 'bid' in the context of auctions or offers (where the past tense is also 'bid'). It is also unrelated to the noun 'bade' referring to a Chadic language.
  • Auction context: Yesterday, I bid $100 for the painting. (Not 'bade').
  • Command context: Yesterday, I bade him be silent.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

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