offer
v.
suggest; tender, bid, propose a price; present, put forward, submit; express (goodwill, intent, etc.); present or sacrifice as an act of worship
n.
suggestion; proposal of a price, tender, bid; proposal of marriage; expression of (goodwill, intent, etc.)
Offer
offer
Noun
1. the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"
(synonym) offering
(hypernym) speech act
(derivation) extend
2. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
(synonym) offering
(hypernym) message, content, subject matter, substance
(hyponym) contract offer
(derivation) bid, tender
3. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
(synonym) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Verb
1. make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(hyponym) hook, solicit, accost
(derivation) offering
2. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"
(synonym) proffer
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) give
(derivation) offering
3. 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"
(synonym) volunteer
(hypernym) act, move
(derivation) offering
4. put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"
(hypernym) project, propose
(derivation) offering
5. offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
(synonym) extend
(hypernym) give, pay
(verb-group) extend
(derivation) offering
6. make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"
(hypernym) market
7. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
(synonym) bid, tender
(hyponym) by-bid
(entail) dicker, bargain
(derivation) offering
(classification) auction, auction sale, vendue
8. produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"
(hypernym) produce, bring on, bring out
9. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"
(synonym) offer up
(hypernym) worship
(hyponym) sacrifice
(derivation) offering
10. mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
(synonym) put up, provide
(hypernym) engage, wage
11. make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
(synonym) extend
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(verb-group) extend
(derivation) offering
12. 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"
(synonym) propose, declare oneself, pop the question
(hypernym) request
13. threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"
(hypernym) threaten
off
Adjective
1. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
(antonym) on
(similar) disconnected
2. below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
(similar) unsatisfactory
3. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off"
(synonym) cancelled
(antonym) on
4. in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"
(synonym) sour, turned
(similar) soured
5. not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman"
(synonym) off(p), off duty(p), off-duty(a)
(similar) inactive
Adverb
1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"
(synonym) away, forth
(classification) archaism, archaicism
2. at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"
(synonym) away
3. no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"
offer (het)
n.
offering, sacrifice, immolation
offeren
v.
offer, sacrifice, immolate
Offer
(v. t.)
To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
(v. t.)
To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.
(v. t.)
To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me.
(v. t.)
To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.
(v. t.)
To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
(v. t.)
To attempt; to undertake.
(v. t.)
The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.
(v. t.)
That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
(v. t.)
Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball.
(v. i.)
To present itself; to be at hand.
(v. i.)
To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; -- used with at.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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