2. Verb. (past participle of bide) ¹
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Definition of Bidden
1. bid [v] - See also: bid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bidden
Literary usage of Bidden
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Laurence Sterne: With a Life of the Author by Laurence Sterne (1814)
"But thou, when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room, that when he
that bade thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, ..."
2. Practical English for High Schools by William Dodge Lewis, James Fleming Hosic (1916)
"... you, he be bidden if we, you, they be bidden Past Tense if I, you, he were
bidden if we, you, they were bidden Present Perfect Tense if I, you, ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by Great Britain Court of Chancery, John Singleton Copley Lyndhurst, Henry Brougham Brougham and Vaux (1832)
"On both those grounds the motion must be refused, but without costs. . 23.
bidden v. ... bidden ..."
4. Sermons by Thomas Arnold (1874)
"None of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper, IT is perfectly
true, that the first and immediate meaning of these words relates to the Jews ..."
5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1903)
"The judgment of the District Court of the United States for Hawaii, discharging
the accused, should be affirmed. bidden by its clear, unambiguous words, ..."
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