bidding

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
noun a request to be present
noun (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

Fred needed no second bidding. — The World of Ice, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Say your bidding, great and small." — Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers, Unknown
“I only do His bidding!” said Death. — Andersen's Fairy Tales, H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

command, bid, dictation

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