Are you sure it is correctly spelled?
It might be "in a bit", meaning in a short while, in a short time.
Hello everybody!
= in an attempt
They hired the best athletes in a bid to win the pennant.
In a bid to finish up the war, Bush is sending a surge of 20,000 additional troops to Iraq.
"in a bid" means attempting or trying:
eg. In a bid to gain more voters, he campaigned for more benefits
for the elderly.
Thank you very much.In order to and in a bid are different. They can co-occur (e.g., He said, "I doubt that the IRL would put in a bid in order to continue the series.). Moreover, in its semantics in a bid houses the meaning, strategy. It's about obtaining control of something, as in this sense of the word play here: a bid (e.g., a play for sympathy).
Wait, winston. I've given you the wrong example. In the one I gave 'put in a bid' means something else.Thank you very much.
Then just like I said we can put "in order to" instead of "in a bid".You may be right, winston. "in a bid" and "in order to" don't seem to co-occur. However, their semantics do in fact differ. Here's a better example for you. To me 'in a bid' means an attempt, and that attempt is a strategic move.
Ex: Hillary Clinton turns to Chelsea in a bid to soften her image. Source
All the best. :-D
'In a bid' =in an effort
Why don't you give us the whole sentence?
Thank you very much.(Winston)
Wait, winston. I've given you the wrong example. In the one I gave 'put in a bid' means something else.(Casiopea)
hehehe The only time winston was satisfied was when casiopea gave the wrong example. I'll never understand men!
winston, you should ask, ask, and ask again, until whatever it is you're looking to understand makes sense to you. ;-):up:When I am unaware about one thing, I should beleive whatever teacher says. Isn't it?
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