They offered us a bunch of flowers as a peace offering.
•As an apology, I offered a gift to the hostess.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
offer */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɒfə(r)] / US [ˈɔfər] / US [ˈɑfər] verb Word forms offer : present tense I/you/we/they offer he/she/it offers present participle offering past tense offered past participle offered Ways of offering something to someone, and of accepting or… … English dictionary
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offer — [[t]ɒ̱fə(r), AM ɔ͟ːfər[/t]] ♦ offers, offering, offered 1) VERB If you offer something to someone, you ask them if they would like to have it or use it. [V n to n] He has offered seats at the conference table to the Russian leader and the… … English dictionary
offer*/*/*/ — [ˈɒfə] verb [T] I 1) to let someone know that you will give them something or do something for them if they want it They haven t offered me the job yet.[/ex] He had offered cocaine to an undercover police officer.[/ex] Thank you for offering to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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offer — ► VERB 1) present for acceptance, refusal, or consideration. 2) express willingness to do something for someone. 3) provide (access or opportunity). 4) present (a prayer or sacrifice) to a deity. 5) (offer up) place in the desired position for… … English terms dictionary
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