The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - bid v.

1) offer, make an offer (for) , tender, proffer: We bid њ500 for the painting. 2) Archaic or literary ask, pray, press, entreat, beg, request, suggest, invite: She bade me leave her to mourn alone. 3) Formal command, demand, order, tell, enjoin, dictate: Please bid him enter. Custom bade him blow his horn.