overbid
English
/ˌəʊvəˈbɪd/, /ˈəʊvəˌbɪd/, /ˌoʊvɚˈbɪd/, /ˈoʊvɚˌbɪd/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To make an excessively high offer to pay or accept a price.
- (transitive) To outbid.
- (intransitive) To announce a goal, before starting play, that exceeds the goal actually achieved.
Etymology
Prefix from English bid (offer, invite, command, proclaim, declare).
Origin
English
bid
Gloss
offer, invite, command, proclaim, declare
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
宣
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beadle English
- bid English
- bidale English
- biddability English
- biddable English
- bidder English
- biddest English
- biddeth English
- bidworthy English
- counterbid English
- cuebid English
- forbid English
- megabid English
- misbid English
- outbid English
- overbidder English
- prebid English
- rebid English
- underbid English
- bidden Middle English