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 Definitions of Tender  [ˈtɛn dər]  

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Definition of 'Tender' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) tender
soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough:
a tender steak.

2.  tender
weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy.

3.  tender
(of plants) unable to withstand freezing temperatures.

4.  tender
young or immature:
children of tender age.

5.  tender
delicate or gentle:
the tender touch of her hand.

6.  tender
easily moved to sympathy or compassion:
a tender heart.

7.  tender
affectionate or sentimental:
a tender glance.

8.  tender
acutely or painfully sensitive:
a tender bruise.

9.  tender
easily distressed:
a tender conscience.

10.  tender
of a delicate or ticklish nature; requiring careful handling:
a tender subject.

11. (v.t.) tender
to make tender.

12.  tender
Archaic. to regard or treat tenderly.

13. (v.t.) tender
to present formally for acceptance; make formal offer of:
to tender one's resignation.

14.  tender
to offer or proffer.

15.  tender
Law. to offer (money, goods, etc.) in payment of an obligation and in exact accordance with its terms.

16. (v.i.) tender
to make or submit a bid (often fol. by for).

17. (n.) tender
an offer of something for acceptance.

18.  tender
something tendered or offered, esp. money, as in payment.

19.  tender
an offer made in writing by one party to another to execute certain work, supply certain commodities, etc., at a given cost.

20.  tender
Law. an offer of money, goods, etc., in satisfaction of a debt.

21. (n.) tender
a person who attends to or takes charge of someone or something.

22.  tender
an auxiliary ship employed to attend one or more other ships, as for supplying provisions.

23.  tender
a dinghy carried or towed by a yacht.

24.  tender
a railroad car attached to a steam locomotive for carrying fuel and water.

Etymology:  (1425–75; late ME; orig. aph. var. of attender)

Definition of 'Tender' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) tender, legal tender, stamp
something that can be used as an official medium of payment

2. (noun) attendant, attender, tender
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

3. (noun) bid, tender
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

4. (noun) tender
car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

5. (noun) tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter
a boat for communication between ship and shore

6. (adj) tender, supply ship
ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

7. (adj) tender
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
"a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"

8. (adj) sensitive, sore, raw, tender
hurting
"the tender spot on his jaw"

9. (adj) tender
young and immature
"at a tender age"

10. (adj) affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm
having or displaying warmth or affection
"affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

11. (adj) tender
easy to cut or chew
"tender beef"

12. (adj) tender, untoughened
physically untoughened
"tender feet"

13. (adj) crank, cranky, tender, tippy
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

14. (verb) tender
(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
"tender green shoots"

15. (verb) tender
offer or present for acceptance

16. (verb) offer, bid, tender
propose a payment
"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

17. (verb) tender
make a tender of; in legal settlements

18. (verb) tender, tenderize, tenderise
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
"tenderize meat"


Definition of 'Tender' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) tender
gentle and kind
a tender caress

2.  tender
tough


Definition of 'Tender' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Tender
one who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse

2. (noun) Tender
a vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey intelligence, or the like

3. (noun) Tender
a car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a supply of fuel and water

4. (noun) Tender
an offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be performed, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture, which would be incurred by nonpayment or nonperformance; as, the tender of rent due, or of the amount of a note, with interest

5. (noun) Tender
any offer or proposal made for acceptance; as, a tender of a loan, of service, or of friendship; a tender of a bid for a contract

6. (noun) Tender
the thing offered; especially, money offered in payment of an obligation

7. (noun) Tender
regard; care; kind concern

8.  Tender
easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit

9.  Tender
sensible to impression and pain; easily pained

10.  Tender
physically weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship; immature; effeminate

11.  Tender
susceptible of the softer passions, as love, compassion, kindness; compassionate; pitiful; anxious for another's good; easily excited to pity, forgiveness, or favor; sympathetic

12.  Tender
exciting kind concern; dear; precious

13.  Tender
careful to save inviolate, or not to injure; -- with of

14.  Tender
unwilling to cause pain; gentle; mild

15.  Tender
adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic; as, tender expressions; tender expostulations; a tender strain

16.  Tender
apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate; as, a tender subject

17.  Tender
heeling over too easily when under sail; -- said of a vessel

18. (verb) Tender
to offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture; as, to tender the amount of rent or debt

19. (verb) Tender
to offer in words; to present for acceptance

20. (verb) Tender
to have a care of; to be tender toward; hence, to regard; to esteem; to value


Translation of 'Tender' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a person who looks after something
a bartender.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: versorger Arabic flag Arabic: المُعْتَني Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: гледач
Brazilian flag Brazilian: encarregado Czech flag Czech: ošetřovatel, -ka German flag German: der/die Wächter(in)
Danish flag Danish: vogter; -vogter; -passer Greek flag Greek: φροντιστής, υπεύθυνος Spanish flag Spanish: guardián
Estonian flag Estonian: -pidaja, teenindaja Farsi flag Farsi: مراقب Finnish flag Finnish: hoitaja
French flag French: gardien/-ienne Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְטַפּל Hindi flag Hindi: निविदा
Croatian flag Croatian: njegovatelj, osoba koja o Hungarian flag Hungarian: gondozó Indonesian flag Indonesian: pengurus
Icelandic flag Icelandic: afgreiðslumaður, barþjónn Italian flag Italian: guardiano, (chi bada a) Japanese flag Japanese: 世話をする人
Korean flag Korean: 돌보는 사람 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: prižiūrėtojas, aptarnauto Latvian flag Latvian: bārmenis
Malay flag Malay: pelayan Dutch flag Dutch: verzorger Norwegian flag Norwegian: -passer, gjeter
Polish flag Polish: opiekun Portuguese flag Portuguese: encarregado Romanian flag Romanian: persoană care are în grij
Russian flag Russian: обслуживающее лицо Slovak flag Slovak: ošetrovateľ, -ka Slovenian flag Slovenian: skrbnik
Serbian flag Serbian: čuvar Swedish flag Swedish: skötare Thai flag Thai: คนเฝ้า
Turkish flag Turkish: hizmet eden kimse, bakıcı Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 看管人 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: особа, що доглядає когось
Urdu flag Urdu: خبر گيري کرنے والا Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: người trông nom Chinese flag Chinese: 看管人

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