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bid defiance to

bid defiance to verb: to defy.

Verb

bid defiance to (third-person singular simple present bids defiance to, present participle bidding defiance to, simple past bade defiance to, past participle bidden defiance to)

  1. (transitive) To defy.

Forms of bid defiance to

third-person singular presentbids defiance to
present participlebidding defiance to
pastbade defiance to
past participlebidden defiance to

Questions about bid defiance to

What does bid defiance to mean?
Bid defiance to means to defy.
What part of speech is bid defiance to?
Bid defiance to is a verb.
What is the past tense of bid defiance to?
The past tense of bid defiance to is bade defiance to.

Words near bid defiance to in the dictionary

  1. bicytopenia
  2. Bicăjel
  3. bid
  4. bid adieu
  5. bid beads
  6. bid defiance to
  7. bid down
  8. bid fair
  9. bid hook
  10. bid hooks
  11. bid in

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