offer
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,020 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,981 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- make available or accessible, provide or furnish The conference center offers a health spaThe hotel offers private meeting rooms
- present for acceptance or rejection also: proffer She offered us all a cold drink
- agree freely also: volunteer She volunteered to drive the old lady homeI offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it
- put forward for consideration He offered his opinion
- offer verbally also: extend extend my greetingsHe offered his sympathy
- make available for sale The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week
offer in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Besides, Milly has got nought but herself to offer.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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Contrary to his habit, Maxence did not offer any denial.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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To my surprise, he did not offer to shake hands.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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He ordered them, if they found the wood unoccupied, to join in the fight as opportunity might offer.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Thus the Biblical English seems as nearly analogous to the Epic Greek, as anything that our tongue has to offer.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1