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Synonyms bid synonyms
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Conjugation bid conjugation
How do you conjugate bid?
bid · verb
Present I bid
Positive I bid
Singular
1st person I bid
2nd person you bid
3rd person he/she/it bids
Plural
1st person we bid
2nd person you bid
3rd person they bid
Negative I don't bid
Singular
1st person I don't bid I do not bid
2nd person you don't bid you do not bid
3rd person he/she/it doesn't bid he/she/it does not bid
Plural
1st person we don't bid we do not bid
2nd person you don't bid you do not bid
3rd person they don't bid they do not bid
Question do I bid?
Singular
1st person do I bid?
2nd person do you bid?
3rd person does he/she/it bid?
Plural
1st person do we bid?
2nd person do you bid?
3rd person do they bid?
Negative question don't I bid?
Singular
1st person don't I bid? do I not bid?
2nd person don't you bid? do you not bid?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it bid? does he/she/it not bid?
Plural
1st person don't we bid? do we not bid?
2nd person don't you bid? do you not bid?
3rd person don't they bid? do they not bid?
Past I bade
Positive I bade
Singular
1st person I bade I bid
2nd person you bade you bid
3rd person he/she/it bade he/she/it bid
Plural
1st person we bade we bid
2nd person you bade you bid
3rd person they bade they bid
Negative I didn't bid
Singular
1st person I didn't bid I did not bid
2nd person you didn't bid you did not bid
3rd person he/she/it didn't bid he/she/it did not bid
Plural
1st person we didn't bid we did not bid
2nd person you didn't bid you did not bid
3rd person they didn't bid they did not bid
Question did I bid?
Singular
1st person did I bid?
2nd person did you bid?
3rd person did he/she/it bid?
Plural
1st person did we bid?
2nd person did you bid?
3rd person did they bid?
Negative question didn't I bid?
Singular
1st person didn't I bid? did I not bid?
2nd person didn't you bid? did you not bid?
3rd person didn't he/she/it bid? did he/she/it not bid?
Plural
1st person didn't we bid? did we not bid?
2nd person didn't you bid? did you not bid?
3rd person didn't they bid? did they not bid?
Future I'll bid
Positive I'll bid
Singular
1st person I'll bid I will bid
2nd person you'll bid you will bid
3rd person he/she/it'll bid he/she/it will bid
Plural
1st person we'll bid we will bid
2nd person you'll bid you will bid
3rd person they'll bid they will bid
Negative I won't bid
Singular
1st person I won't bid I will not bid
2nd person you won't bid you will not bid
3rd person he/she/it won't bid he/she/it will not bid
Plural
1st person we won't bid we will not bid
2nd person you won't bid you will not bid
3rd person they won't bid they will not bid
Question will I bid?
Singular
1st person will I bid?
2nd person will you bid?
3rd person will he/she/it bid?
Plural
1st person will we bid?
2nd person will you bid?
3rd person will they bid?
Negative question won't I bid?
Singular
1st person won't I bid? will I not bid?
2nd person won't you bid? will you not bid?
3rd person won't he/she/it bid? will he/she/it not bid?
Plural
1st person won't we bid? will we not bid?
2nd person won't you bid? will you not bid?
3rd person won't they bid? will they not bid?
Conditional I'd bid
Positive I'd bid
Singular
1st person I'd bid I would bid
2nd person you'd bid you would bid
3rd person he/she/it'd bid he/she/it would bid
Plural
1st person we'd bid we would bid
2nd person you'd bid you would bid
3rd person they'd bid they would bid
Negative I wouldn't bid
Singular
1st person I wouldn't bid I would not bid
2nd person you wouldn't bid you would not bid
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't bid he/she/it would not bid
Plural
1st person we wouldn't bid we would not bid
2nd person you wouldn't bid you would not bid
3rd person they wouldn't bid they would not bid
Question would I bid?
Singular
1st person would I bid?
2nd person would you bid?
3rd person would he/she/it bid?
Plural
1st person would we bid?
2nd person would you bid?
3rd person would they bid?
Negative question wouldn't I bid?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I bid? would I not bid?
2nd person wouldn't you bid? would you not bid?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it bid? would he/she/it not bid?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we bid? would we not bid?
2nd person wouldn't you bid? would you not bid?
3rd person wouldn't they bid? would they not bid?
Present continuous I'm bidding
Positive I'm bidding
Singular
1st person I'm bidding I am bidding
2nd person you're bidding you are bidding
3rd person he/she/it's bidding he/she/it is bidding
Plural
1st person we're bidding we are bidding
2nd person you're bidding you are bidding
3rd person they're bidding they are bidding
Negative I'm not bidding
Singular
1st person I'm not bidding I am not bidding
2nd person you aren't bidding you're not bidding you are not bidding
3rd person he/she/it isn't bidding he/she/it's not bidding he/she/it is not bidding
Plural
1st person we aren't bidding we're not bidding we are not bidding
2nd person you aren't bidding you're not bidding you are not bidding
3rd person they aren't bidding they're not bidding they are not bidding
Question am I bidding?
Singular
1st person am I bidding?
2nd person are you bidding?
3rd person is he/she/it bidding?
Plural
1st person are we bidding?
2nd person are you bidding?
3rd person are they bidding?
Negative question aren't I bidding?
Singular
1st person aren't I bidding? am I not bidding?
2nd person aren't you bidding? are you not bidding?
3rd person isn't he/she/it bidding? is he/she/it not bidding?
Plural
1st person aren't we bidding? are we not bidding?
2nd person aren't you bidding? are you not bidding?
3rd person aren't they bidding? are they not bidding?
Past continuous I was bidding
Positive I was bidding
Singular
1st person I was bidding
2nd person you were bidding
3rd person he/she/it was bidding
Plural
1st person we were bidding
2nd person you were bidding
3rd person they were bidding
Negative I wasn't bidding
Singular
1st person I wasn't bidding I was not bidding
2nd person you weren't bidding you were not bidding
3rd person he/she/it wasn't bidding he/she/it was not bidding
Plural
1st person we weren't bidding we were not bidding
2nd person you weren't bidding you were not bidding
3rd person they weren't bidding they were not bidding
Question was I bidding?
Singular
1st person was I bidding?
2nd person were you bidding?
3rd person was he/she/it bidding?
Plural
1st person were we bidding?
2nd person were you bidding?
3rd person were they bidding?
Negative question wasn't I bidding?
Singular
1st person wasn't I bidding? was I not bidding?
2nd person weren't you bidding? were you not bidding?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it bidding? was he/she/it not bidding?
Plural
1st person weren't we bidding? were we not bidding?
2nd person weren't you bidding? were you not bidding?
3rd person weren't they bidding? were they not bidding?
Future continuous I'll be bidding
Positive I'll be bidding
Singular
1st person I'll be bidding I will be bidding
2nd person you'll be bidding you will be bidding
3rd person he/she/it'll be bidding he/she/it will be bidding
Plural
1st person we'll be bidding we will be bidding
2nd person you'll be bidding you will be bidding
3rd person they'll be bidding they will be bidding
Negative I won't be bidding
Singular
1st person I won't be bidding I will not be bidding
2nd person you won't be bidding you will not be bidding
3rd person he/she/it won't be bidding he/she/it will not be bidding
Plural
1st person we won't be bidding we will not be bidding
2nd person you won't be bidding you will not be bidding
3rd person they won't be bidding they will not be bidding
Question will I be bidding?
Singular
1st person will I be bidding?
2nd person will you be bidding?
3rd person will he/she/it be bidding?
Plural
1st person will we be bidding?
2nd person will you be bidding?
3rd person will they be bidding?
Negative question won't I be bidding?
Singular
1st person won't I be bidding? will I not be bidding?
2nd person won't you be bidding? will you not be bidding?
3rd person won't he/she/it be bidding? will he/she/it not be bidding?
Plural
1st person won't we be bidding? will we not be bidding?
2nd person won't you be bidding? will you not be bidding?
3rd person won't they be bidding? will they not be bidding?
Conditional continuous I'd be bidding
Positive I'd be bidding
Singular
1st person I'd be bidding I would be bidding
2nd person you'd be bidding you would be bidding
3rd person he/she/it'd be bidding he/she/it would be bidding
Plural
1st person we'd be bidding we would be bidding
2nd person you'd be bidding you would be bidding
3rd person they'd be bidding they would be bidding
Negative I wouldn't be bidding
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be bidding I would not be bidding
2nd person you wouldn't be bidding you would not be bidding
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be bidding he/she/it would not be bidding
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be bidding we would not be bidding
2nd person you wouldn't be bidding you would not be bidding
3rd person they wouldn't be bidding they would not be bidding
Question would I be bidding?
Singular
1st person would I be bidding?
2nd person would you be bidding?
3rd person would he/she/it be bidding?
Plural
1st person would we be bidding?
2nd person would you be bidding?
3rd person would they be bidding?
Negative question wouldn't I be bidding?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be bidding? would I not be bidding?
2nd person wouldn't you be bidding? would you not be bidding?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be bidding? would he/she/it not be bidding?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be bidding? would we not be bidding?
2nd person wouldn't you be bidding? would you not be bidding?
3rd person wouldn't they be bidding? would they not be bidding?
Present perfect I've bade
Positive I've bade
Singular
1st person I've bade I've bid I've bidden I have bade I have bid I have bidden
2nd person you've bade you've bid you've bidden you have bade you have bid you have bidden
3rd person he/she/it's bade he/she/it's bid he/she/it's bidden he/she/it has bade he/she/it has bid he/she/it has bidden
Plural
1st person we've bade we've bid we've bidden we have bade we have bid we have bidden
2nd person you've bade you've bid you've bidden you have bade you have bid you have bidden
3rd person they've bade they've bid they've bidden they have bade they have bid they have bidden
Negative I haven't bade
Singular
1st person I haven't bade I haven't bid I haven't bidden I have not bade I have not bid I have not bidden
2nd person you haven't bade you haven't bid you haven't bidden you have not bade you have not bid you have not bidden
3rd person he/she/it hasn't bade he/she/it hasn't bid he/she/it hasn't bidden he/she/it has not bade he/she/it has not bid he/she/it has not bidden
Plural
1st person we haven't bade we haven't bid we haven't bidden we have not bade we have not bid we have not bidden
2nd person you haven't bade you haven't bid you haven't bidden you have not bade you have not bid you have not bidden
3rd person they haven't bade they haven't bid they haven't bidden they have not bade they have not bid they have not bidden
Question have I bade?
Singular
1st person have I bade? have I bid? have I bidden?
2nd person have you bade? have you bid? have you bidden?
3rd person has he/she/it bade? has he/she/it bid? has he/she/it bidden?
Plural
1st person have we bade? have we bid? have we bidden?
2nd person have you bade? have you bid? have you bidden?
3rd person have they bade? have they bid? have they bidden?
Negative question haven't I bade?
Singular
1st person haven't I bade? haven't I bid? haven't I bidden? have I not bade? have I not bid? have I not bidden?
2nd person haven't you bade? haven't you bid? haven't you bidden? have you not bade? have you not bid? have you not bidden?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it bade? hasn't he/she/it bid? hasn't he/she/it bidden? has he/she/it not bade? has he/she/it not bid? has he/she/it not bidden?
Plural
1st person haven't we bade? haven't we bid? haven't we bidden? have we not bade? have we not bid? have we not bidden?
2nd person haven't you bade? haven't you bid? haven't you bidden? have you not bade? have you not bid? have you not bidden?
3rd person haven't they bade? haven't they bid? haven't they bidden? have they not bade? have they not bid? have they not bidden?
Past perfect I had bade
Positive I had bade
Singular
1st person I had bade I had bid I had bidden
2nd person you had bade you had bid you had bidden
3rd person he/she/it had bade he/she/it had bid he/she/it had bidden
Plural
1st person we had bade we had bid we had bidden
2nd person you had bade you had bid you had bidden
3rd person they had bade they had bid they had bidden
Negative I hadn't bade
Singular
1st person I hadn't bade I hadn't bid I hadn't bidden I had not bade I had not bid I had not bidden
2nd person you hadn't bade you hadn't bid you hadn't bidden you had not bade you had not bid you had not bidden
3rd person he/she/it hadn't bade he/she/it hadn't bid he/she/it hadn't bidden he/she/it had not bade he/she/it had not bid he/she/it had not bidden
Plural
1st person we hadn't bade we hadn't bid we hadn't bidden we had not bade we had not bid we had not bidden
2nd person you hadn't bade you hadn't bid you hadn't bidden you had not bade you had not bid you had not bidden
3rd person they hadn't bade they hadn't bid they hadn't bidden they had not bade they had not bid they had not bidden
Question had I bade?
Singular
1st person had I bade? had I bid? had I bidden?
2nd person had you bade? had you bid? had you bidden?
3rd person had he/she/it bade? had he/she/it bid? had he/she/it bidden?
Plural
1st person had we bade? had we bid? had we bidden?
2nd person had you bade? had you bid? had you bidden?
3rd person had they bade? had they bid? had they bidden?
Negative question hadn't I bade?
Singular
1st person hadn't I bade? hadn't I bid? hadn't I bidden? had I not bade? had I not bid? had I not bidden?
2nd person hadn't you bade? hadn't you bid? hadn't you bidden? had you not bade? had you not bid? had you not bidden?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it bade? hadn't he/she/it bid? hadn't he/she/it bidden? had he/she/it not bade? had he/she/it not bid? had he/she/it not bidden?
Plural
1st person hadn't we bade? hadn't we bid? hadn't we bidden? had we not bade? had we not bid? had we not bidden?
2nd person hadn't you bade? hadn't you bid? hadn't you bidden? had you not bade? had you not bid? had you not bidden?
3rd person hadn't they bade? hadn't they bid? hadn't they bidden? had they not bade? had they not bid? had they not bidden?
Future perfect I'll have bade
Positive I'll have bade
Singular
1st person I'll have bade I'll have bid I'll have bidden I will have bade I will have bid I will have bidden
2nd person you'll have bade you'll have bid you'll have bidden you will have bade you will have bid you will have bidden
3rd person he/she/it'll have bade he/she/it'll have bid he/she/it'll have bidden he/she/it will have bade he/she/it will have bid he/she/it will have bidden
Plural
1st person we'll have bade we'll have bid we'll have bidden we will have bade we will have bid we will have bidden
2nd person you'll have bade you'll have bid you'll have bidden you will have bade you will have bid you will have bidden
3rd person they'll have bade they'll have bid they'll have bidden they will have bade they will have bid they will have bidden
Negative I won't have bade
Singular
1st person I won't have bade I won't have bid I won't have bidden I will not have bade I will not have bid I will not have bidden
2nd person you won't have bade you won't have bid you won't have bidden you will not have bade you will not have bid you will not have bidden
3rd person he/she/it won't have bade he/she/it won't have bid he/she/it won't have bidden he/she/it will not have bade he/she/it will not have bid he/she/it will not have bidden
Plural
1st person we won't have bade we won't have bid we won't have bidden we will not have bade we will not have bid we will not have bidden
2nd person you won't have bade you won't have bid you won't have bidden you will not have bade you will not have bid you will not have bidden
3rd person they won't have bade they won't have bid they won't have bidden they will not have bade they will not have bid they will not have bidden
Question +'ll I have bade?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have bade? +'ll I have bid? +'ll I have bidden? will I have bade? will I have bid? will I have bidden?
2nd person +'ll you have bade? +'ll you have bid? +'ll you have bidden? will you have bade? will you have bid? will you have bidden?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have bade? +'ll he/she/it have bid? +'ll he/she/it have bidden? will he/she/it have bade? will he/she/it have bid? will he/she/it have bidden?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have bade? +'ll we have bid? +'ll we have bidden? will we have bade? will we have bid? will we have bidden?
2nd person +'ll you have bade? +'ll you have bid? +'ll you have bidden? will you have bade? will you have bid? will you have bidden?
3rd person +'ll they have bade? +'ll they have bid? +'ll they have bidden? will they have bade? will they have bid? will they have bidden?
Negative question won't I have bade?
Singular
1st person won't I have bade? won't I have bid? won't I have bidden? will I not have bade? will I not have bid? will I not have bidden?
2nd person won't you have bade? won't you have bid? won't you have bidden? will you not have bade? will you not have bid? will you not have bidden?
3rd person won't he/she/it have bade? won't he/she/it have bid? won't he/she/it have bidden? will he/she/it not have bade? will he/she/it not have bid? will he/she/it not have bidden?
Plural
1st person won't we have bade? won't we have bid? won't we have bidden? will we not have bade? will we not have bid? will we not have bidden?
2nd person won't you have bade? won't you have bid? won't you have bidden? will you not have bade? will you not have bid? will you not have bidden?
3rd person won't they have bade? won't they have bid? won't they have bidden? will they not have bade? will they not have bid? will they not have bidden?
Conditional perfect I'd have bade
Positive I'd have bade
Singular
1st person I'd have bade I'd have bid I'd have bidden I would have bade I would have bid I would have bidden
2nd person you'd have bade you'd have bid you'd have bidden you would have bade you would have bid you would have bidden
3rd person he/she/it'd have bade he/she/it'd have bid he/she/it'd have bidden he/she/it would have bade he/she/it would have bid he/she/it would have bidden
Plural
1st person we'd have bade we'd have bid we'd have bidden we would have bade we would have bid we would have bidden
2nd person you'd have bade you'd have bid you'd have bidden you would have bade you would have bid you would have bidden
3rd person they'd have bade they'd have bid they'd have bidden they would have bade they would have bid they would have bidden
Negative I wouldn't have bade
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have bade I wouldn't have bid I wouldn't have bidden I would not have bade I would not have bid I would not have bidden
2nd person you wouldn't have bade you wouldn't have bid you wouldn't have bidden you would not have bade you would not have bid you would not have bidden
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have bade he/she/it wouldn't have bid he/she/it wouldn't have bidden he/she/it would not have bade he/she/it would not have bid he/she/it would not have bidden
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have bade we wouldn't have bid we wouldn't have bidden we would not have bade we would not have bid we would not have bidden
2nd person you wouldn't have bade you wouldn't have bid you wouldn't have bidden you would not have bade you would not have bid you would not have bidden
3rd person they wouldn't have bade they wouldn't have bid they wouldn't have bidden they would not have bade they would not have bid they would not have bidden
Question would I have bade?
Singular
1st person would I have bade? would I have bid? would I have bidden?
2nd person would you have bade? would you have bid? would you have bidden?
3rd person would he/she/it have bade? would he/she/it have bid? would he/she/it have bidden?
Plural
1st person would we have bade? would we have bid? would we have bidden?
2nd person would you have bade? would you have bid? would you have bidden?
3rd person would they have bade? would they have bid? would they have bidden?
Negative question wouldn't I have bade?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have bade? wouldn't I have bid? wouldn't I have bidden? would I not have bade? would I not have bid? would I not have bidden?
2nd person wouldn't you have bade? wouldn't you have bid? wouldn't you have bidden? would you not have bade? would you not have bid? would you not have bidden?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have bade? wouldn't he/she/it have bid? wouldn't he/she/it have bidden? would he/she/it not have bade? would he/she/it not have bid? would he/she/it not have bidden?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have bade? wouldn't we have bid? wouldn't we have bidden? would we not have bade? would we not have bid? would we not have bidden?
2nd person wouldn't you have bade? wouldn't you have bid? wouldn't you have bidden? would you not have bade? would you not have bid? would you not have bidden?
3rd person wouldn't they have bade? wouldn't they have bid? wouldn't they have bidden? would they not have bade? would they not have bid? would they not have bidden?
Imperative bid!
Positive
you bid!
we let's bid!
Negative
you don't bid!
we let's not bid!
Examples bid examples
How do I use bid in a sentence?
Simple sentences
She was forced to bid her hometown farewell.
Activists chained themselves to bulldozers in a bid to stop a mining company clearing a forest to get access to undeveloped coal deposits.
How much did you bid?
Movie subtitles
Sorry, Yuffie. we must bid farewell to each other here.
My daughter, don't you want to bid farewell to your brother Gunther?
If you would honor me and gladden my heart, then bid my brothers as guests to your court.
Bid up.
I know what you mean. Bid 'em up.
I bid 'em up. I go higher.
You know you're allowed to bid.
I'll bid.
I didn't have a chance to bid. What do you mean?
We're going to California. So I'll bid you a fond farewell.
I bid you welcome.
And one, and two, and 3. 5,300 bid. And 5 did you say, sir?
Was that the duke's agent who made that last bid?
You mean to say that last bid was for you?
I hope you get the chance to bid them farewell.
Your bid, partner.
I bid one spade.
You bid four spades, eh?
Oh, she want to bid again.
Now I bid two.
Yes, we're going to California, so I'll bid you a fond farewell.
And with that, sir, I bid you a fond farewell.
And so, in retiring as president of this college, it is indeed a painful task to bid you all goodbye.
The nations of the world will bid for it - thousands, millions.
In which case, I shall bid you good day.
I bid 20,000 pieces of eight.
You pay this money that you bid or I'II call the cops!
Bid 'em up. Go higher.
I didn't have a chance to bid.
Say, yesterday I went to Mr. Furusawa's place to bid in the auction, but I was told he wasn't at home.
I went to the auction to bid. and I wept.
You scorned my bid to a concert.
If Hanson House should get wind of this, they'd get to Underwood with their bid before I could get organized.
You know, the first time you bid three spades tonight, I am definitely going to break that lovely little neck of yours.
Any bid made subsequently to an opponent's bid is known as an overcall or a defensive bid.
News and current affairs
American radicalism, however, resulted in increasing tensions between religious communities in the Middle East, and the rise of radical Iran with its bid for regional hegemony.
After former US Vice President Al Gore lost his bid for the presidency in 2000, he became a leader of the social movement to combat global climate change, and his style changed from pragmatic to inspirational and prophetic.
But Mrs Megawati has just been defeated in her bid for reelection.
Hamas initially reacted skeptically to the statehood bid, but supported it after the cease-fire, owing to its expectation that it will be able to exploit Palestine's upgraded status.
China Development Bank also made an investment in Barclays to bolster its bid for ABN AMRO which, though it failed, helped the Dutch bank get the full value for its assets.
The starting point for the EU's unhappy bid to create a shared constitution had been fears that its decision-making mechanisms were being overloaded by the accession of so many new members, first in May 2004 and again at the beginning of this year.
Research assistants with one year of experience working on derivatives issues would get bid away by the private sector at salaries five times what the government could pay.
In a bid to reconcile euro-skeptics and euro-enthusiasts, the idea of a two speed Europe - which began with the Schengen border arrangements and continued with the euro - gained momentum.
Superior German economic performance has bid up the euro and European interest rates to levels that, while comfortable for the Germans, put pressure on the euro zone's laggards.
Otherwise, we might bid farewell to old development divides only to welcome new ones.
It would seem that bid-offer spreads are falling, which we might regard as positive.
Unless the US and the EU relinquish their grip, the Fund's latest bid for relevance may well turn out to be its last.
At another level, Iran's rise, reinforced by its suspected bid for nuclear weapons threatens to awaken historical hostilities, between Sunnis and Shiites and between Persians and Arabs.
Since coming to power, the current Ahmedinejad regime has awarded IRGC-affiliated companies billions in no-bid contracts, increasing the already great perception among the Iranian public of its corruption.
That means that tomorrow it could bid for contracts to build missile bases on the coast of the People's Republic of China.
LONDON - The Islamic State's attack in Paris in November was the latest crisis to delay Britain's bid to renegotiate its membership in the European Union, ahead of a planned referendum on whether to maintain the relationship.
We must bid farewell to national egoisms, vested interests, dirty tricks, and assumed certainties.
While Russia was launching its bid to subordinate Ukraine, I was in prison, with scant hope of ever regaining my freedom.
In that case, the FARC might use peace talks - as it has several times in the past - to bid for time, re-arm and regroup.
Strengthening the state and fostering a stable and growing economy would also provide the best rebuke to the FARC and its bid for time.
PARIS - The contrast between the Schuman Declaration of May 9, 1950, which launched the European unification project through the Coal and Steel Community, and the fearful bid to save Greece and rescue the euro of May 9, 2010, could not be more stark.
Park, who lost her first bid for the GNP's nomination to Lee in 2007, needs to ensure that no rupture with her erstwhile rival knocks her off the path to victory in 2012.
Unlike former Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori's daughter, who lost her presidential bid in Peru last month, Park is likely to defy her family's tragic history.
But there is no denying that her rise to power in India's largest state, which sends 80 members to parliament, has given her a vital platform to bid for India's most powerful job.
The end of President Alvaro Uribe's re-election bid in Colombia will complicate life for the Caracas caudillo, removing a pretext for his own perpetuation in power.
China's first choice for the position, Henry Tang, was forced to withdraw because of private indiscretions and a disgraceful bid to have his wife take the fall for a zoning violation.
As Asian innovation comes into its own, the US and other developed countries must find ways to participate - or risk missing the opportunity of the century in a vain bid to recapture bygone supremacy.