Usually means: Shows promise of successful outcome.
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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. bid fair: Merriam-Webster
  2. bid fair: Collins English Dictionary
  3. bid fair: Wiktionary
  4. bid fair: Dictionary.com
  5. bid fair: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. bid fair: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. bid fair: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (bid fair)

▸ verb:  (usually followed by "to") To have a reasonable claim; to seem likely.

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ought to, ought, could, should, float, must, beseem, enable, afford, befit, more...

Phrases:
to bid fair, more...

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Similar:
ought to, ought, could, should, float, must, beseem, enable, afford, befit, more...

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to bid fair, more...



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