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offer

verb US /ˈɔːfər/

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

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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

  1. make available or accessible, provide or furnish The conference center offers a health spaThe hotel offers private meeting rooms
  2. present for acceptance or rejection also: proffer She offered us all a cold drink
  3. 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
  4. put forward for consideration He offered his opinion
  5. offer verbally also: extend extend my greetingsHe offered his sympathy
  6. make available for sale The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

  • Besides, Milly has got nought but herself to offer.

    The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1

  • Contrary to his habit, Maxence did not offer any denial.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • To my surprise, he did not offer to shake hands.

    The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1

  • 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

  • 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

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