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Definition of bidden : 1. of Bid
2. p. p. of Bid.

Synonyms:

aspired, competed, hoped, claimed, applied

gave, tendered, issued, granted, quoted, cited, advanced, imparted, dealt, approached, invited, bestowed, endowed, attempted, presented, rendered, submitted, bid, offered, given, extended

pleaded, desired, requisitioned, requested, inquired, demanded, sought, questioned, summoned, urged, wanted, wished, petitioned, queried, probed, appealed, solicited

Usage examples:

• It came, and she answered as her mother had bidden her, and after that it ceased. - "Pulpit and Press", Mary Baker Eddy.
• Clavering did as he was bidden. - "The Cattle-Baron's Daughter", Harold Bindloss.
• To gaze upon dancing was not what I had gone forth to do, but I saw no reason why I should not do so, as I was thus strangely bidden. - "Tales of Fantasy and Fact", Brander Matthews.