Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

bidden

American  
[bid-n] / ˈbɪd n /

verb

  1. a past participle of bid.

adjective

  1. invited.

bidden British  
/ ˈbɪdən /

verb

  1. a past participle of bid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bidden

First recorded in 1610–20, for the adjective

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.