7 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Offer \Of"fer\, verb (used with an object) [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Offer \Of"fer\, verb (used without an object) 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Offer \Of"fer\, noun [Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L. offerre. See {Offer}, verb (used with an object)] 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 noun 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}] verb 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 adjective 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)}] adverb 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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 160 Moby Thesaurus words for "offer": accommodation, accord, accordance, adduce, administer, advance, afford, allege, allot, allow, approach, array, assay, attempt, award, awarding, bestow, bestow on, bestowal, bestowment, bid, bid in, bid up, bring forward, bring on, bring to bear, chance, cite, come forward, communicate, communication, concession, confer, conferment, conferral, contribution, crack, deal, deal out, deliverance, delivery, deploy, dish out, dispense, display, dole, dole out, donate, donation, effort, endeavor, endowment, engage, essay, exhibit, experiment, extend, fling, fork out, furnish, furnishment, gambit, gift, gift with, gifting, give, give freely, give out, giving, go, grant, granting, hand out, heap, help to, hold forth, hold out, impart, impartation, impartment, investiture, issue, lavish, lay, let have, liberality, lick, lift a finger, make, make a bid, make an attempt, make an effort, make an offer, make available, marshal, mete, mete out, move, offer to buy, offering, plead, pose, pour, prefer, present, presentation, presentment, produce, proffer, proposal, propose, proposition, provide, provision, put forth, put forward, put to choice, put to vote, put up, rain, rally, render, seek, sell, serve, set before, shell out, shill, shot, show, shower, slip, snow, stab, step, step forward, strive, stroke, strong bid, struggle, submit, subscription, suggest, supplying, surrender, tender, tentative, trial, trial and error, try, undertake, undertaking, venture, venture on, venture upon, volunteer, vouchsafe, vouchsafement, whack, yield

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