bidding

Who acts: command, someone, formal, you, bidding, genie · What happens: offer, do, mean, tell, bid, make · To what, where: money, bidding, you, offer, something, goodnight · Speech: someone speaks here

«bidding» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: bidding in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Offering money for something at an auction.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Offering	offer	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Offering	obj
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Offering	obl
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 auction	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 auction	det
7	auction	auction	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Offering	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	offer	gerund		money				for something at a auction goal	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent money=Theme for something=Goal

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

A command or request: «do someone's bidding» means to do what they tell you.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 command	det
2	command	command	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 means	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 request	cc
4	request	request	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 command	conj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 do	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 do	punct
7	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 command	appos
8	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 bidding	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 someone	case
10	bidding	bidding	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 do	obj
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 do	punct
12	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	to	to	PART	_	14 do	mark
14	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 means	ccomp
15	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	14 do	obj
16	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 tell	nsubj
17	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 what	acl:relcl
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	17 tell	iobj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	do in a quote	infinitive		someone's bidding			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bidding=Eventuality
2	mean	present	a command or request				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	do not said to happen	to-infinitive				what obj	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
4	tell speech: assert	present	command		you		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient
5	bid in a quote		someone				nom bidding «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

Making an offer, or (formal, old) saying something to someone, as in «bidding goodnight».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 offer	det
3	offer	offer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Making	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 saying	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 saying	cc
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 formal	punct
7	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 saying	nsubj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 old	punct
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 formal	conj
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 formal	punct
11	saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Making	conj
12	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 saying	obj
13	to	to	ADP	_	14 someone	case
14	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 saying	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 bidding	punct
16	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 bidding	mark
17	in	in	SCONJ	_	19 bidding	mark
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 bidding	punct
19	bidding	bid	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 saying	parataxis
20	goodnight	goodnight	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 bidding	obj
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 bidding	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		a offer		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset offer=Product
2	say speech: assert	gerund	formal	something	to someone	tree rules
3	bid in a quote	gerund		goodnight		tree rules

Everyday, meaning 4

Usage: card games — kept apart, not parsed.

Saying how many tricks you think you can win.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 think	csubj
2	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	3 many	advmod
3	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tricks	amod
4	tricks	trick	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Saying	obj
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 think	nsubj
6	think	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 win	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 win	aux
9	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 think	ccomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 think	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund		many tricks	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent trick=Topic
2	think speech: other	present	you		vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	win	can	you		vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The bidding for the painting started at one hundred pounds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bidding	det
2	bidding	bidding	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 started	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 painting	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 painting	det
5	painting	painting	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bidding	nmod
6	started	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	at	at	ADP	_	10 pounds	case
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 hundred	compound
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 pounds	nummod
10	pounds	pound	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 started	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 started	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	past	the bidding for the painting			hundred pounds			vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 2

The genie did his master's bidding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 genie	det
2	genie	genie	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	nsubj
3	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 master	nmod:poss
5	master	master	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bidding	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 master	case
7	bidding	bidding	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	the genie	genie's master's bidding					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bidding=Eventuality
2	bid		genie's master						nom bidding «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

Two people were bidding for the same bike online.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 people	nummod
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 bidding	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 bidding	aux
4	bidding	bid	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 bike	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bike	det
7	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 bike	amod
8	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bidding	obl
9	online	online	ADV	_	4 bidding	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bidding	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bid	past · progressive	Two people					for the same bike; online property	tree rules

Example 4

The dog came at his bidding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 bidding	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 bidding	nmod:poss
6	bidding	bidding	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the dog			dog's bidding			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bidding=Location
2	bid		dog						nom bidding «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

She was bidding everyone goodnight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 bidding	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 bidding	aux
3	bidding	bid	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	5 goodnight	compound
5	goodnight	goodnight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bidding	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bidding	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bid	past · progressive	She	everyone goodnight					tree rules

Example 6

A bidding war pushed the price up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 war	det
2	bidding	bidding	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 war	compound
3	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pushed	nsubj
4	pushed	push	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 price	det
6	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pushed	obj
7	up	up	ADP	_	4 pushed	compound:prt
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pushed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	push up	past	a bidding war	the price					vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Theme

Example 7

“Madam, I have done your bidding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	2 Madam	punct
2	Madam	madam	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Madam	punct
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 done	nsubj
5	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 done	aux
6	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 Madam	acl:relcl
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 bidding	nmod:poss
8	bidding	bidding	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 done	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Madam	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do in a quote	present · perfect	I	your bidding					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bidding=Eventuality
3	bid in a quote		your						nom bidding «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 8

'What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, forasmuch as she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?' (Writings EST.1.15, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: 'What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, forasmuch as she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?'

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	'	'	PUNCT	_	5 do	punct
2	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 do	obj
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 do	aux
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 do	nsubj
5	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	unto	unto	ADP	_	8 queen	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 queen	det
8	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 do	obl
9	Vashti	Vashti	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 queen	appos
10	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 law	case
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 according	fixed
12	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 queen	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 forasmuch	punct
14	forasmuch	forasmuch	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 law	conj
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 done	mark
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 done	nsubj
17	hath	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 done	aux
18	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 done	advmod
19	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 do	advcl
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 bidding	det
21	bidding	bidding	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 done	obj
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 king	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 king	det
24	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 bidding	nmod
25	Ahasuerus	Ahasuerus	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 king	appos
26	by	by	ADP	_	28 chamberlains	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 chamberlains	det
28	chamberlains	chamberlain	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 done	obl
29	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 do	punct
30	'	'	PUNCT	_	5 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	do	shall	we		unto the queen accord law and forasmuch; What obj	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
2	accord	gerund				vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
3	not do	present · perfect	Vashti	the bidding of the king	by the chamberlains	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bidding=Eventuality
4	bid			the king		nom bidding «communication transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Writings EST.1.15, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	EST.1.15	EST.1.15	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EST.1.15	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EST.1.15	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 9

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said: 'And who among all thy servants is so trusted as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and giveth heed unto thy bidding, and is honourable in thy house? (Prophets 1SA.22.14, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said: 'And who among all thy servants is so trusted as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and giveth heed unto thy bidding, and is honourable in thy house?

The tree, 38 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 answered	advmod
2	Ahimelech	Ahimelech	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 answered	nsubj
3	answered	answer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 king	det
5	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 answered	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 said	cc
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 answered	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 trusted	punct
10	'	'	PUNCT	_	19 trusted	punct
11	And	and	CCONJ	_	19 trusted	cc
12	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 trusted	nsubj:pass
13	among	among	ADP	_	16 servants	case
14	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	16 servants	det
15	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	16 servants	nmod:poss
16	servants	servant	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 who	nmod
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 trusted	aux:pass
18	so	so	ADV	_	19 trusted	advmod
19	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 said	ccomp
20	as	as	ADP	_	21 David	case
21	David	David	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 trusted	obl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 son	punct
23	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	28 son	nsubj
24	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	28 son	cop
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 king	det
26	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 son	nmod:poss
27	's	's	PART	_	26 king	case
28	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 David	appos
29	-	-	PUNCT	_	32 law	punct
30	in	in	ADP	_	32 law	case
31	-	-	PUNCT	_	30 in	punct
32	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 son	nmod
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 giveth	punct
34	and	and	CCONJ	_	35 giveth	cc
35	giveth	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 answered	parataxis
36	heed	heed	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 giveth	obj
37	unto	unto	ADP	_	39 bidding	case
38	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	39 bidding	nmod:poss
39	bidding	bidding	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 giveth	obl
40	,	,	PUNCT	_	43 honourable	punct
41	and	and	CCONJ	_	43 honourable	cc
42	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	43 honourable	cop
43	honourable	honourable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 giveth	conj
44	in	in	ADP	_	46 house	case
45	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	46 house	nmod:poss
46	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	43 honourable	obl
47	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 answered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	answer speech: assert	past	Ahimelech		the king		then		vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent king=Eventuality
2	say speech: assert	past	Ahimelech not said here						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	trust	present · passive						as David; who among thy servants nsubj:pass	vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
4	is a	present	David	the king's son		law		the king nmod:poss	tree rules
5	give	present		heed				unto thy bidding	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heed=Theme
6	is	present				thy house		honourable property	tree rules
7	bid		thy						nom bidding «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.22.14, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1SA.22.14	1SA.22.14	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1SA.22.14	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 bidding

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

Example 1

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Example 9

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