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offer
[ aw-fer, of-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer:
He offered me a cigarette.
Antonyms: ,
- to propose or put forward for consideration:
to offer a suggestion.
Synonyms: , ,
- to propose or volunteer (to do something):
She offered to accompany me.
- to make a show of intention (to do something):
We did not offer to go first.
- to give, make, or promise:
She offered no response.
- to present solemnly as an act of worship or devotion, as to God, a deity or a saint; sacrifice.
- to present for sale:
He offered the painting to me at a reduced price.
- to tender or bid as a price:
to offer ten dollars for a radio.
- to attempt or threaten to do, engage in, or inflict:
to offer battle.
- to put forth; exert:
to offer resistance.
- to present to sight or notice.
- to introduce or present for exhibition or performance.
- to render (homage, thanks, etc.).
- to present or volunteer (oneself ) to someone as a spouse.
verb (used without object)
- to present itself; occur:
Whenever an opportunity offered, he slipped off to town.
- to present something as an act of worship or devotion; sacrifice.
- to make a proposal or suggestion.
- to suggest oneself to someone for marriage; propose.
- Archaic. to make an attempt (followed by at ).
noun
- an act or instance of offering:
an offer of help.
Antonyms: ,
- the condition of being offered:
an offer for sale.
- something offered.
- a proposal or bid to give or pay something as the price of something else; bid:
an offer of $90,000 for the house.
- Law. a proposal that requires only acceptance in order to create a contract.
- an attempt or endeavor.
- a show of intention.
- a proposal of marriage.
offer
1/ ˈɒə /
verb
- to present or proffer (something, someone, oneself, etc) for acceptance or rejection
- tr to present as part of a requirement
she offered English as a second subject
- tr to provide or make accessible
this stream offers the best fishing
- intr to present itself
if an opportunity should offer
- tr to show or express willingness or the intention (to do something)
- tr to put forward (a proposal, opinion, etc) for consideration
- tr to present for sale
- tr to propose as payment; bid or tender
- whentr, often foll by up to present (a prayer, sacrifice, etc) as or during an act of worship
- tr to show readiness for
to offer battle
- archaic.intr to make a proposal of marriage
- tr; sometimes foll by up or to engineering to bring (a mechanical piece) near to or in contact with another, and often to proceed to fit the pieces together
noun
- something, such as a proposal or bid, that is offered
- the act of offering or the condition of being offered
- contract law a proposal made by one person that will create a binding contract if accepted unconditionally by the person to whom it is made See also acceptance
- a proposal of marriage
- short for offer price
- on offerfor sale at a reduced price
Offer
2/ ˈɒə /
acronym for
- Office of Electricity Regulation: merged with Ofgas in 1999 to form Ofgem
Derived Forms
- ˈǴڴڱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- Ǵf·· adjective
- Ǵf· Ǵf·ǰ noun
- ԴDz·Ǵf noun
- ·Ǵf noun verb (used with object)
- ·Ǵf verb noun
- -Ǵf adjective
- ܲ·Ǵf adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of offer1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“Common Side Effects,” on the other hand, offers a hopeful fire extinguisher.
It was impossible to imagine City would offer an extension on the same £400,000-a-week terms.
The president also suggested the US could offer a deal where China agrees to approve a TikTok sale in exchange for relief from US tariffs on Chinese imports.
Sesame offers two plans for patients with or without insurance.
Others may have to offer up something a bit more material, perhaps a nice gift of some sort.
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