Definitions

bade

[bad] / bæd /

VERB

offer money or services

Synonyms

STRONGEST

propose submit tender

STRONG

present proffer render venture

Antonyms

STRONG

take

VERB

say

Synonyms

STRONGEST

wish

STRONG

call greet tell

Antonyms

STRONG

listen

VERB

ask for; command

Synonyms

STRONGEST

invite solicit

STRONG

call charge demand desire direct enjoin instruct order proposition request require summon tell warn

WEAK

make a pass at make a pitch make a play for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

reject

STRONG

answer listen not want reply

Example Sentences

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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

But once her delight settled into relief, she gently bade the young ones to return to their seats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

These words were just over six weeks ago, as the United head coach bade farewell to journalists following the club's end-of-season tour to Asia.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

But he, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray reunited on Sunday as the French Open bade an emotional farewell to its 14-time champion.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

He bade his brethren: “Wait and be ready, for the Lord shall come.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson