bidding

Meanings

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
• a request to be present
  • "they came at his bidding"
• (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
• propose a payment
• invoke upon
• ask for or request earnestly
• make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
• make a serious effort to attain something
• ask someone in a friendly way to do something

Synonyms

adjure, beseech, bid, call, command, conjure, dictation, entreat, invite, offer, press, summons, tender, wish