offer
/ˈɔfɚ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables
Offer means: a usually brief attempt.
Synonyms for offer29
noun, as in the verbal act of offering
noun, as in something offered (as a proposal or bid)
verb, as in ask (someone) to marry you
verb, as in offer verbally
verb, as in mount or put up
verb, as in make available; provide
verb, as in present for acceptance or rejection
verb, as in agree freely
verb, as in present as an act of worship
adjective, as in not in operation or operational
adjective, as in below a satisfactory level
Opposites of offer
What does offer mean?21
noun
a usually brief attempt“he took a crack at it”
the verbal act of offering“a generous offer of assistance”
something offered (as a proposal or bid)“noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds”
adjective
in an unpalatable state“sour milk”
not in operation or operational“the oven is off”
below a satisfactory level“an off year for tennis”
(of events) no longer planned or scheduled“the wedding is definitely off”
not performing or scheduled for duties“He's off every Tuesday”
verb
give something useful or necessary to“We provided the room with an electrical heater”
ask (someone) to marry you“he popped the question on Sunday night”
offer verbally“extend my greetings”
propose a payment“The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting”
mount or put up“put up a good fight”
make available; provide“extend a loan”
present for acceptance or rejection“She offered us all a cold drink”
agree freely“She volunteered to drive the old lady home”
present as an act of worship“offer prayers to the gods”
put forward for consideration“He offered his opinion”
make available for sale“The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week”
produce or introduce on the stage“The Shakespeare Company is offering ‘King Lear’ this month”
threaten to do something“I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Offer in a sentence
- To make a long story short, we cannot accept your offer.unknown
- He was rather reluctant, but his brother accepted the offer anyway.unknown
- He was going to accept the offer, but thought better of it.Dejo
- Because he didn't want to lose face, he refused my offer to help him.CM
- Besides lending books, libraries offer various other services.CM
- I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.al_ex_an_der
- I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.jerom
- Strangely, he passed up her very generous offer.darinmex
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of offer
as a noun
- plural
- offers
as a verb
- past tense
- offered
- present participle
- offering
- third-person singular
- offers
- past participle
- offered