offers
Use Offers in a sentence
fər, ˈɒf verb (used with object)
1.
to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
2.
to propose or put forward for consideration: to offer a suggestion.
3.
to propose or volunteer (to do something): She offered to accompany me.
4.
to make a show of intention (to do something): We did not offer to go first.
5.
to give, make, or promise: She offered no response.
6.
to present solemnly as an act of worship or devotion, as to God, a deity or a saint; sacrifice.
7.
to present for sale: He offered the painting to me at a reduced price.
8.
to tender or bid as a price: to offer ten dollars for a radio.
9.
to attempt or threaten to do, engage in, or inflict: to offer battle.
10.
to put forth; exert: to offer resistance.
11.
to present to sight or notice.
12.
to introduce or present for exhibition or performance.
13.
to render (homage, thanks, etc.).
14.
to present or volunteer (oneself) to someone as a spouse.
verb (used without object)
15.
to present itself; occur: Whenever an opportunity offered, he slipped off to town.
16.
to present something as an act of worship or devotion; sacrifice.
17.
to make a proposal or suggestion.
18.
to suggest oneself to someone for marriage; propose.
19.
Archaic. to make an attempt (followed by at ).
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noun
20.
an act or instance of offering: an offer of help.
21.
the condition of being offered: an offer for sale.
22.
something offered.
23.
a proposal or bid to give or pay something as the price of something else; bid: an offer of $90,000 for the house.
24.
Law. a proposal that requires only acceptance in order to create a contract.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English offren, Old English offrian to present in worship < Latin offerre, equivalent to of- of- + ferre to bring, bear1
before 900; Middle English offren, Old English offrian to present in worship < Latin offerre, equivalent to of- of- + ferre to bring, bear1
Related forms
of·fer·a·ble, adjective
of·fer·er, of·fer·or, noun
non·of·fer, noun
pre·of·fer, noun, verb (used with object)
re·of·fer, verb, noun
Synonyms
1. Offer, proffer, tender mean to present for acceptance or refusal. Offer is a common word in general use for presenting something to be accepted or rejected: to offer assistance. Proffer with the same meaning, is now chiefly a literary word: to proffer one's services. Tender (no longer used in reference to concrete objects) is a ceremonious term for a more or less formal or conventional act: to tender one's resignation. 2. give, move, propose.
1. Offer, proffer, tender mean to present for acceptance or refusal. Offer is a common word in general use for presenting something to be accepted or rejected: to offer assistance. Proffer with the same meaning, is now chiefly a literary word: to proffer one's services. Tender (no longer used in reference to concrete objects) is a ceremonious term for a more or less formal or conventional act: to tender one's resignation. 2. give, move, propose.
Antonyms
1. withdraw, withhold. 20. refusal, denial.
1. withdraw, withhold. 20. refusal, denial.
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| —vb (when tr, | |
| 1. | to present or proffer (something, someone, oneself, etc) for acceptance or rejection |
| 2. | (tr) to present as part of a requirement: she offered English as a second subject |
| 3. | (tr) to provide or make accessible: this stream offers the best fishing |
| 4. | (intr) to present itself: if an opportunity should offer |
| 5. | (tr) to show or express willingness or the intention (to do something) |
| 6. | (tr) to put forward (a proposal, opinion, etc) for consideration |
| 7. | (tr) to present for sale |
| 8. | (tr) to propose as payment; bid or tender |
| 9. | to present (a prayer, sacrifice, etc) as or during an act of worship |
| 10. | (tr) to show readiness for: to offer battle |
| 11. | archaic (intr) to make a proposal of marriage |
| 12. | (tr; |
| —n | |
| 13. | something, such as a proposal or bid, that is offered |
| 14. | the act of offering or the condition of being offered |
| 15. | contract law See also acceptance a proposal made by one person that will create a binding contract if accepted unconditionally by the person to whom it is made |
| 16. | a proposal of marriage |
| 17. | short for offer price |
| 18. | on offer for sale at a reduced price |
| [Old English, from Latin offerre to present, from ob- to + ferre to bring] | |
| 'offerer | |
| —n | |
| 'offeror | |
| —n | |
| Offer (ˈɒfə) | |
| —n acronym for | |
| Office of Electricity Regulation: merged with Ofgas in 1999 to form Ofgem | |
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Word Origin & History
offer
O.E. ofrian, from L. offerre "to present, bestow, bring before" (in L.L. "to present in worship"), from ob "to" + ferre "to bring, to carry" (see infer). Non-religious sense reinforced by O.Fr. offrir "to offer," from L. offerre. The noun is first recorded 1433, from O.Fr.
offre (12c.), verbal noun from offrir. The native noun formation is offering (O.E. offrung), verbal noun from offrian.
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Example sentences
Nature still offers her bounty and human efforts have multiplied it.
While questioning some aspects of the recommendations, the article offers a glimpse into their history.
It's bad form to bring something the restaurant already offers.
One may also be reminded what a peculiar, overwhelmingly fascinating charm wit offers in our society.
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