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bid vs speech act

speech act vs bid

bid and speech act both are nouns.

bid is a verb but speech act is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bid Yes No Yes No
speech act Yes No No No
As nouns, speech act is a hypernym of bid; that is, speech act is a word with a broader meaning than bid:
  • bid: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  • speech act: the use of language to perform some act
bid (noun) speech act (noun)
an attempt to get something the use of language to perform some act
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
bid (verb) speech act (verb)
ask someone in a friendly way to do something
invoke upon
ask for or request earnestly
propose a payment
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
make a serious effort to attain something
Difference between bid and speech act

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