offer - Definition in English - bab.la lcp

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 UK /ˈɒfə/verb1. (with two objects) present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as desiredmay I offer you a drink?I was offered a job on the spot▪ (reporting verb) express readiness to do something for or on behalf of someone(with infinitive) he offered to fix the gate(with direct speech) ‘Can I help you, dear?’ a kindly voice offered▪ (with object) make available for salethe product is offered at a very competitive price▪also offer something up (with object) present (a prayer or sacrifice) to a deityvillagers have gone to offer prayers for the souls of the sailorsthe three imams offer up prayers on behalf of the dead2. (with object) provide (access or an opportunity)the Coast Road offers easy access to the Nine Glens of Antrimthe opportunities which the economic recovery will offer▪make an attempt at or show one's readiness for (violence or resistance)he had to offer some resistance to her tirade▪ (archaic) give an opportunity for (battle) to an enemyDarius was about to meet him and to offer battle3. offer something up (with object) (technical) put something in place to assess its appearance or fitthe infill panels are offered up and bolted in positionnoun1. an expression of readiness to do or give something if desiredsympathetic offers of help(with infinitive) he had accepted Mallory's offer to buy him a drink2. an amount of money that someone is willing to pay for somethingthe prospective purchaser who made the highest offer3. a specially reduced pricethe offer runs right up until Christmas Eve4. a proposal of marriagethe conceited wretch chose to interpret my amiability of temper his own way, and at length he actually made me an offer

phrases

have something to offeroffer one's handon offeropen to offers

derivatives

offerer

word origin

Old English offrian ‘sacrifice something to a deity’, of Germanic origin, from Latin offerre ‘bestow, present’ (in ecclesiastical Latin ‘offer to God’), reinforced by French offrir (which continued to express the primary sense). The noun (late Middle English) is from French offre

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