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

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

Family, fans and footballers from across the generations have bade a final farewell to Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

The first couple of times Rio bade Agatha farewell, her parting words were “te veo.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

He came at once and bade them welcome.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton