bidding
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
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- The soldier followed his commander’s bidding without hesitation during the mission.
So if you don't want to do that bidding yourself great.
- So if you don't want to do that bidding yourself great.
- The slave is a person that you can make do your bidding, that you can bend to your will.
- But they are not all doing the bidding of, you know, Jamie Dimon or something.
- But then recognize that we were merely doing the bidding of our narcissistic parents.
- Then he has a legal right to have people do his bidding.
- You know, you will do my bidding.
- I don't want people forcing others to do their do their bidding.
- People really become convinced I am doing God's bidding.
- But they wanted me to do their bidding, and I really couldn't do that.
- No, it's like, you know, graduate students doing your bidding.
- This is actually quite interesting because it means you could get fired at any point next year unless you do Donald Trump's bidding.
- If we are all essentially machines that are doing the bidding of our brains, then anything that affects our brain function defines our behaviour.
- And now you have the United States of America doing your bidding on Starlink policy.
- And when our AIS are sent in, they will do our bidding on Earth and off Earth, and maybe we'll have to install the kill switch to make sure we don't come into conflict with them.
Examples
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But they wanted me to do their bidding, and I really couldn't do that.
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But then recognize that we were merely doing the bidding of our narcissistic parents.
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We simply reassure them that what you did was our bidding and what you did was necessary and right.
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And now you have the United States of America doing your bidding on Starlink policy.
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If we are all essentially machines that are doing the bidding of our brains, then anything that affects our brain function defines our behaviour.
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And when our AIS are sent in, they will do our bidding on Earth and off Earth, and maybe we'll have to install the kill switch to make sure we don't come into conflict with them.
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The manager issued a clear bidding for all employees to complete the safety training by the end of the month.
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The teacher's bidding to finish the project before the holiday inspired all the students.
Synonyms
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3.1
A strong, urgent request someone makes, often as a right
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3.7
An order given by someone in authority or a computer instruction
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4.2
An order from someone in authority to do something
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4.8
An order given by a person in authority
Antonyms
Compounds
A competition where people or companies offer higher prices to win something like at an auction
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bidding comes from the old English verb biddan which meant 'to ask' or 'order', and the same root is in forbid ('order not to'). So a 'bidding' is a request or command given by someone in charge.