simple past tense of bid fair

(UK, colloquial) fair enough

An agricultural show.

(obsolete) A state of prosperity.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bid fair

(law) a rule of intellectual property law, such as in the United Kingdom, that permits one party to make use of another party's copyright-protected work under narrowly defined circumstances.

In plastering, a particularly good trowelled surface.

(chiefly US) An outdoor weekend gathering that emulates a historic period for entertainment purposes.

A justifiable or reasonable capture or apprehension; also, broadly, a just or inescapable accusation.

(chiefly US, informal) Renaissance fair