
offer
n 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}]
v 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"
Source: WordNet® 2.0
off
adj 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)}]
adv 1: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is
obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
offer
See {off}
Source: WordNet® 2.0