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Definition of offer :
1. Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball.
2. That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
3. The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.
4. To attempt; to undertake.
5. To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
6. To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.
7. To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; - used with at.
8. To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me.
9. To present itself; to be at hand.
10. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; - often with up.
11. To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
Synonyms:
gap, passing, swirl, house, wisecrack, passing play, tour, passing game, suggestion, twist, tin, can, notch, allow for, digest, purpose, qualifying, press, mountain pass, stick out, sally, fling, base on balls, exsert, crack cocaine, adjure, chap, gallop, domiciliate, prolong, shot, bye, produce, state, flip, passport, broaden, tolerate, cater, commotion, pass, raise, conjure, run, quip, convolution, suggest, volunteer, aver, afford, walk, entreat, erect, crevice, introduce, go game, declare, turn, proposition, snap, rear, abide, bring home the bacon, put forward, stand, crack, ply, straits, lead, protract, post, proffer, stretch out, affirm, claim, propound, tenderize, strait, pop the question, project, disco biscuit, presentation, cleft, liberty chit, laissez passer, say, spree, widen, continue, cracking, toss, cranny, cover, support, reach out, carry, nominate, stomach, poke out, strain, set up, wish, aim, draw out, oblation, twisting, go, purport, endure, vortex, leave, propose, asseverate, pose, spell, unfold, suffer, spin, plead, head, declare oneself, cristal, advise, fissure, bear, expand, put out, stretch forth, tornado, tenderise, offer up, hug drug, put-up, beseech, hold out, set forth, assert, scissure, brook, ecstasy, adduce, whirl, allege, stretch, twirl, maintain, call, fracture
give (part of speech: verb)
deliver, fund, award, serve, consign, dole, ascribe, help, attribute, supply, allot, dispense, assign, assist, share, pledge, devote, shower, expend, lend, disburse, pay, donate, allow, contribute, bequeath, provide, ration, lavish, furnish, send
offer (part of speech: verb)
gift, present, concession, invite, donation, issue, attempt, submission, citation, submit, advance, invitation, bestowal, bid, quote, endow, grant, render, overture, bestow, investiture, cite, offering, approach, endowment, deal, extend, give, tender, quotation, impart
Usage examples:
- Can you offer me one that any sensible man would listen to? - "The Greater Power", Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton.
- Don't offer him too much to begin with." - "Dialstone Lane, Part 2.", W.W. Jacobs.
- Nor did she offer any. - "Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France", Stanley J. Weyman.