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# bade

verb (past of «bid»; bid, bade, bidden)

«bade» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Bade means told or ordered someone to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bade/#m1)
2. Bade also means said goodbye: bade them farewell. This is an old use, found in fairy tales. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bade/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a fairy or a king gives a command to a person.

### Examples

- But the Fairy bade her take courage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bade/#x1)
- Then they bade each other farewell and separated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bade/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths; it says what was asked, not how many.

## In Jewish tradition

in tales a fairy or a king gives a command to a person.

### Examples

- And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. (Torah GEN.43.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bade/#x1)
- And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade; and it did not rot, neither was there any worm therein. (Torah EXO.16.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bade/#x2)
- But all the congregation bade stone them with stones, when the glory of the LORD appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the children of Israel. (Torah NUM.14.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bade/#x3)
- Then Esther bade them return answer unto Mordecai: (Writings EST.4.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bade/#x4)
- And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her. (Writings RUT.3.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bade/#x5)
- And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him; he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. (Prophets JOS.11.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bade/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths; it says what was asked, not how many.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

Ordered or asked someone to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/bade/#m1)

### Then and now

Old form of the past tense; today we say told or asked. The sentences use the same meaning.

### Examples

- And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. (Torah GEN.43.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/bade/#x1)
- But the Fairy bade her take courage. (The Red Fairy Book) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/bade/#x2)
- And Jacob said unto his father: 'I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me. (Torah GEN.27.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/bade/#x3)

### Note

Today: told; ordered; asked.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bade» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bade/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bade» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bade.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «bade» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bade/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bade» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/bade.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «bade» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/bade/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bade» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/bade.html) on Mova free.