offer

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offer[1,verb] offer[2,noun] tender offer

Main Entry: ¹of·fer
Pronunciation: 'o-f&r, 'ä-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): of·fered; of·fer·ing /-f(&-)ri[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English offren, in sense 1, from Old English offrian, from Late Latin offerre, from Latin, to present, tender, from ob- toward + ferre to carry; in other senses, from Anglo-French offrir, from Latin offerre -- more at BEAR
transitive verb
1 a : to present as an act of worship or devotion : SACRIFICE b : to utter (as a prayer) in devotion
2 a : to present for acceptance or rejection : TENDER <was offered a job> b : to present in order to satisfy a requirement <candidates for degrees may offer French as one of their foreign languages>
3 a : PROPOSE, SUGGEST <offer a solution to a problem> b : to declare one's readiness or willingness <offered to help me>
4 a : to try or begin to exert : PUT UP <offered stubborn resistance> b : THREATEN <offered to strike him with his cane>
5 : to make available : AFFORD; especially : to place (merchandise) on sale
6 : to present in performance or exhibition
7 : to propose as payment : BID
intransitive verb
1 : to present something as an act of worship or devotion : SACRIFICE
2 archaic : to make an attempt
3 : to present itself
4 : to make a proposal (as of marriage)