Bid and Direct

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Bid

Bid verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

Usage example: the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden

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Direct is a synonym for bid in wish topic. In some cases you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Bid", when it comes to topics like demand, order, tell, command.

Nearby Words: bidding, bidder, biding, bided

Direct

Direct verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

Usage example: our tour guide directed us to wait in front of the building until she could rejoin us

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Bid is a synonym for direct in wish topic. You can use "Bid" instead a verb "Direct", if it concerns topics such as demand, order, command, over. literary substitute

Nearby Words: direction, directed, directly, directing, directness

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people	bid people	direct people
time	bid time	direct time
times	bid times	direct times

Both words in one sentence

This really bit Edison on the butt because Tesla managed to beat Edison in the worlds fair bid and the Alternating Current/Direct Current War.

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