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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Offer \Of"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Offered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Offering.] [OE. offren, AS. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L.
     offerre; ob (see OB-) + ferre to bear, bring. The English
     word was influenced by F. offrir to offer, of the same
     origin. See 1st Bear.]
     1. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to
        sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with
        up.
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              Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin
              offering for atonement.               --Ex. xxix.
                                                    36.
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              A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices.
                                                    --1 Pet. ii.
                                                    5.
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     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.
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              I offer thee three things.            --2 Sam. xxiv.
                                                    12.
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     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.
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     4. To attempt; to undertake.
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              All that offer to defend him.         --Shak.
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     5. To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a
        guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
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     6. To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way;
        to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; sacrifice;
          immolate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Offer \Of"fer\, v. i.
     1. To present itself; to be at hand.
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              The occasion offers, and the youth complies.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; -- used
        with at. ``Without offering at any other remedy.''
        --Swift.
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              He would be offering at the shepherd's voice.
                                                    --L'Estrange.
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              I will not offer at that I can not master. --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Offer \Of"fer\, n. [Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L.
     offerre. See Offer, v. t.]
     1. The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or
        bidding; a proffer; a first advance. ``This offer comes
        from mercy.'' --Shak.
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     2. That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be
        accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
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              When offers are disdained, and love denied. --Pope.
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     3. Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch
        the ball. ``Some offer and attempt.'' --South.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Offer \Of"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Offered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Offering.] [OE. offren, AS. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L.
     offerre; ob (see OB-) + ferre to bear, bring. The English
     word was influenced by F. offrir to offer, of the same
     origin. See 1st Bear.]
     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.               --Ex. xxix.
                                                    36.
  
              A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices.
                                                    --1 Pet. ii.
                                                    5.
  
     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.            --2 Sam. xxiv.
                                                    12.
  
     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.         --Shak.
  
     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.
  
     Syn: To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; sacrifice;
          immolate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Offer \Of"fer\, n. [Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L.
     offerre. See Offer, v. t.]
     1. The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or
        bidding; a proffer; a first advance. ``This offer comes
        from mercy.'' --Shak.
  
     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. --Pope.
  
     3. Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch
        the ball. ``Some offer and attempt.'' --South.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  offer
       n 1: the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"
            [syn: offering]
       2: something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new
          offerings for investors included several index funds"
          [syn: offering]
       3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it
          a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl]
       v 1: make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The
            conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel
            offers private meeting rooms"
       2: present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a
          cold drink" [syn: proffer]
       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" [syn: volunteer]
       4: put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"
       5: offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his
          sympathy" [syn: extend]
       6: make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials
          on sweaters this week"
       7: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for
          the painting" [syn: bid, tender]
       8: produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company
          is offering `King Lear' this month"
       9: present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"
          [syn: offer up]
       10: mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
           [syn: put up, provide]
       11: make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a
           good deal on new mortgages" [syn: extend]
       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" [syn: propose, declare
           oneself, pop the question]
       13: threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee
           if they did not accept my proposal"

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  off
       adj 1: not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the
              lights are off" [ant: on]
       2: below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his
          performance was off"
       3: (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is
          definitely off" [syn: cancelled] [ant: on]
       4: in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" [syn: sour, turned]
       5: not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every
          Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty
          policeman" [syn: off(p), off duty(p), off-duty(a)]
       adv 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" [syn: away, forth]
       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" [syn: away]
       3: no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the
          dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"
       [also: offer]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  offer
       See off

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  offer
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η προσφορά, μια πράξη του προσφέρω
     2 η προσφορά, το χρηματικό ποσό που κάποιος είναι διατεθειμένος να
  πληρώσει για κάτι
     3 η προσφορά, μείωση της κανονικής τιμής κάτι, συνήθως για σύντομο
  χρονικό διάστημα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ+αμτβ) προσφέρω, βγάζω, λέω ότι είμαι πρόθυμος να δώσω κάτι σε
  κάποιον
     2 (μτβ+αμτβ) προσφέρομαι, λέω ότι είμαι πρόθυμος να κάνω κάτι για
  κάποιον
     3 (μτβ) προσφέρω, κάνω κάτι διαθέσιμο προς πώληση ή χρήση
     4 (μτβ) προσφέρω, παρέχω την ευκαιρία για κάτι, παρέχω πρόσβαση σε
  κάτι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  offer
     Dutch n.
     1 sacrifice
     2 victim
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl offeren  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la offerō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 a sacrifice
     2 a victim, a (l en casualty)
     Swedish n.
     1 n sacrifice
     2 n victim

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Offer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  offer
     n.
     1 A proposal that has been made.
     2 Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
     3 (lb en legal) An invitation to enter into a binding contract
  communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite
  to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the
  invitation.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To propose or express one's willingness (to do
  something).
     2 (lb en transitive) To present in words; to proffer; to make a
  proposal of; to suggest.
     3 (lb en transitive) To place at someone’s disposal; to present
  (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
     4 (lb en transitive) To present (something) to God or gods as a
  gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.
     5 (lb en transitive engineering) To place (something) in a position
  where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.
     6 (lb en transitive) To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.
     7 (lb en intransitive) To happen, to present itself.
     8 (lb en obsolete) To make an attempt; typically used with ''at''.
     9 (lb en transitive) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an
  offensive or defensive way; to threaten.
     n.
     (lb en used in combinations from phrasal verbs) ''agent noun of
  '''off'''''

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Offer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  offer
     Dutch n.
     1 sacrifice
     2 victim
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl offeren  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la offerō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 a sacrifice
     2 a victim, a (l en casualty)
     Swedish n.
     1 n sacrifice
     2 n victim

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Offer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  offer
     Dutch n.
     1 sacrifice
     2 victim
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl offeren  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la offerō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 a sacrifice
     2 a victim, a (l en casualty)
     Swedish n.
     1 n sacrifice
     2 n victim

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Offer
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  offer
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm fers of)
     Ruotsi n.
     uhri

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  offer
     n.
     1 någon som råkar ut för något negativt, vanligen ett brott
     2 något som offras eller ges bort

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  offer
     n.
     1 någon som råkar ut för något negativt, vanligen ett brott
     2 något som offras eller ges bort

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:cym-eng ]


  offer /ˈoːfɛr/ 
  tools

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:cym-eng ]


  offer /ˈoːfɛr/ 
  equipment

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  offer /ˈʔʌfʔʌ/
  sacrifice

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  offer /ˈɒfə/
  1. aanbied
  2. aanbieding, aanbod
  3. bied

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Offer /ˈɒfə/
  العرض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  offer //ˈɑfɚ// //ˈɒfə(ɹ)// //ˈɔfɚ// //ˈɔːfə(ɹ)// 
  1. офе́рта, предложе́ние
  proposal
  2. предла́гане
  something put forth

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  offer //ˈɑfɚ// //ˈɒfə(ɹ)// //ˈɔfɚ// //ˈɔːfə(ɹ)// 
  1. предла́гам, предло́жа 2.
  place at disposal
   3.
  propose
  2. [[прина́сям]] в [[же́ртва]], [[принеса́]] в [[же́ртва]]
  to present something as a gesture of worship