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 Definitions of offer  [ˈɔ fər, ˈɒf ər]  

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

1. (v.t.) offer
to present for acceptance or rejection:
to offer a drink.

2.  offer
to propose or put forward for consideration:
to offer a suggestion.

3.  offer
to show willingness (to do something):
I offered to go first.

4.  offer
to give, make, or promise:
She offered no response.

5.  offer
to present solemnly as an act of worship.

6.  offer
to present for sale.

7.  offer
to tender or bid as a price.

8.  offer
to attempt or threaten to do, engage in, or inflict:
to offer battle.

9.  offer
to put forth; exert:
to offer resistance.

10.  offer
to render (homage, thanks, etc.).

11.  offer
to present or volunteer (oneself) as a spouse.

12. (v.i.) offer
to present itself; occur.

13.  offer
to make a proposal or suggestion.

14. (n.) offer
an act or instance of offering.

15.  offer
a proposal or bid to give or pay something.

16.  offer
a proposal of marriage.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; ME offren, OE offrian to present in worship < L offerre=of-of-+ferre to bring, bear1)

Definition of 'offer' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) offer, offering
the verbal act of offering
"a generous offer of assistance"

2. (noun) offer, offering
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
"noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"

3. (verb) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
a usually brief attempt
"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

4. (verb) offer
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
"The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"

5. (verb) offer, proffer
present for acceptance or rejection
"She offered us all a cold drink"

6. (verb) volunteer, offer
agree freely
"She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

7. (verb) offer
put forward for consideration
"He offered his opinion"

8. (verb) offer, extend
offer verbally
"extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

9. (verb) offer
make available for sale
"The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"

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

11. (verb) offer
produce or introduce on the stage
"The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"

12. (verb) offer, offer up
present as an act of worship
"offer prayers to the gods"

13. (verb) put up, provide, offer
mount or put up
"put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"

14. (verb) extend, offer
make available; provide
"extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"

15. (verb) propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question
ask (someone) to marry you
"he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

16. (verb) offer
threaten to do something
"I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"


Definition of 'offer' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) offer
to ask sb if they want sth
I offered him a glass of wine.

2.  offer
to say you are willing to do sth
He offered to take me to the airport.

3.  offer
to state you are willing to pay a particular amount of money
I offered her $500 for it.

4.  offer
to provide sth for people to buy
the resort that offers the best service

5. (noun) offer
the act of asking sb if they want sth
his offer to help us; a job offer

6.  offer
a proposal to pay a particular amount of money
an offer of $32,000

7.  offer
a lower price than usual
This offer is available for one week only.; See inside for our special offers.

8.  offer
on offer
being sold at a lower price than usual
Are these shoes on offer?

9.  offer
available to buy or use
We have many activities on offer.


Translation of 'offer' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal
She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: aanbied Arabic flag Arabic: يَقْتَرِح، يُهْدي، يَعْرِ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: предлагам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: oferecer Czech flag Czech: nabídnout German flag German: (an)bieten
Danish flag Danish: tilbyde Greek flag Greek: προσφέρω, προτείνω Spanish flag Spanish: ofrecer
Estonian flag Estonian: pakkuma Farsi flag Farsi: پیشنهاد کردن Finnish flag Finnish: tarjota
French flag French: offrir, proposer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהַצִיע Hindi flag Hindi: प्रदान करना
Croatian flag Croatian: ponuditi Hungarian flag Hungarian: (fel)ajánl Indonesian flag Indonesian: menawarkan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: bjóða Italian flag Italian: offrire Japanese flag Japanese: 提供する
Korean flag Korean: 제공하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: (pa)siūlyti Latvian flag Latvian: piedāvāt
Malay flag Malay: mempelawa Dutch flag Dutch: aanbieden Norwegian flag Norwegian: tilby, by
Polish flag Polish: zaproponować Persian flag Persian: پیشنهاد کردن Pashto flag Pashto: غوښتنليك
Portuguese flag Portuguese: oferecer Romanian flag Romanian: a oferi Russian flag Russian: предлагать
Slovak flag Slovak: ponúknuť Slovenian flag Slovenian: ponuditi Serbian flag Serbian: ponuditi
Swedish flag Swedish: erbjuda Thai flag Thai: เสนอ Turkish flag Turkish: teklif etmek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 提供 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: пропонувати Urdu flag Urdu: پيش کش کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: mời; đề nghị Chinese flag Chinese: 给予,出价

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