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bade

[bad] / bæd /
VERB
offer money or services
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


VERB
say
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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He wasn’t ready for Catherine O’Hara to go, nor Rob Reiner, who bade Idle a poignant farewell at a recent L.A. party.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Both are alarmed by the sudden reappearance of a Frenchman nicknamed Beast, to whom they’d each bade goodbye years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Earlier this week, Ms Yadav bade farewell to her job after 36 years of service, retiring as India's first female train driver.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

With two blasts of its horn, MV Hebridean Isles bade farewell as it left the quay at Stornoway for a final time on Sunday, bound for Glasgow before it goes to the breakers.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024

‘And I would do as the master of the house bade me, were this only a woodman’s cot, if I bore now any sword but Andúril.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien



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