offered
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
An inflected form of offer · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 907 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,349 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
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
offered 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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So"--the iron face broke for a second into a whimsical grin--"so I offered you a motor.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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A paling in the rear offered the rogues an effectual concealment in case the angler should turn.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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Caesar never offered to walk with him: and he refused John's timid invitation to have food at the "Tudor Creameries."
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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The Viceroy was making a progress, and among the shows offered by the Maharajah of Mysore for his entertainment was a memory-exhibition.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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You remember that landscape of mine, for which Agnew offered me such a huge price but which I would not part with?
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1