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BID

adverb B2
  1. twice a day, two times per day
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Lydia was bid by her two eldest sisters to hold her tongue; but Mr.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 76 · B2
Do as I bid you.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 96 · C1
After our dinner, which I will try to make as pleasant as possible, I will bid you good-evening, or attend you safely to your door, whichever you prefer.”
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 29 · C1
“Oh, my mother!” exclaimed Albert, so overcome he could scarcely speak; “it is not the same with you and me—you cannot have made the same resolution I have, for I have come to warn you that I bid adieu to your house, and—and to you.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 920 · C1

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