bade

B3A1D2E1
/bæd//beɪd/

proper noun

A West Chadic language spoken in Nigeria.

Similar
Bade language
Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

bade1

verb
  1. pastsimple past of bid

    Pancho, the major-domo, came up to say that Colonel Morales was waiting below. Appleby bade him bring out cigars and wine, and rose from his seat when Morales came in.

    1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 22, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC

Bade2

proper noun
  1. A West Chadic language spoken in Nigeria.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria, especially in the Yobe State, Bade, Jakusko, Bursari, and Karasuwa LGAs, Jigawa State, Guri LGA, and Bauchi State, Zaki LGA

Similar
Bade language
Broader
West Chadic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

bade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bade

MLA

“bade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bade.

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