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Offer   /ˈɔfər/   Listen
verb
Offer  v. t.  (past & past part. offered; pres. part. offering)  
1.
To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; often with up. "Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement." "A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices."
2.
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. "I offer thee three things."
3.
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.
4.
To attempt; to undertake. "All that offer to defend him."
5.
To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
6.
To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
Synonyms: To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; sacrifice; immolate.


Offer  v. i.  
1.
To present itself; to be at hand. "The occasion offers, and the youth complies."
2.
To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; used with at. "Without offering at any other remedy." "He would be offering at the shepherd's voice." "I will not offer at that I can not master."


noun
Offer  n.  
1.
The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance. "This offer comes from mercy."
2.
That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid. "When offers are disdained, and love denied."
3.
Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball. "Some offer and attempt."





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"Offer" Quotes from Famous Books



... woods because of the numerous scattered pores they contain. They have only vessels, wood fibres, and a few parenchyma cells. The medullary rays, although present, are scarcely visible in most instances. The vessels are in many cases open, and might be expected to offer relatively ...
— Seasoning of Wood • Joseph B. Wagner
... Mexican. He wore an enormous straw sombrero, and there was a good deal of silver cord and bangles upon it. He had a sash wound around his waist, and into this was thrust a pair of silver-mounted pistols. But he did not offer to ...
— Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch • Annie Roe Carr
... unanimous view of the Iraq Study Group that these recommendations offer a new way forward for the United States in Iraq and the region. They are comprehensive and need to be implemented in a coordinated fashion. They should not be separated or carried out in isolation. The dynamics of the region are ...
— The Iraq Study Group Report • United States Institute for Peace
... you, and the detective also. Sidney Prale knows who his enemies are, and why they are troubling him. He tried to tell me that he did not know, and almost in the same breath he told me something that convinced me he did know. You have received an offer to help ...
— The Brand of Silence - A Detective Story • Harrington Strong
... other way it could be put," said Mr. Carless grimly. "It's the plain truth. But now, if Lord Ellingham refuses that offer, does your client ...
— The Middle of Things • J. S. Fletcher


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