Offer

·vi To present itself; to be at hand.

II. Offer ·vi To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial;

— used with at.

III. Offer ·vt Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball.

IV. Offer ·vt To Attempt; to Undertake.

V. Offer ·vt The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.

VI. Offer ·vt To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.

VII. Offer ·vt That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.

VIII. Offer ·vt To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to Threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, ·etc.

IX. Offer ·vt 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.

X. Offer ·vt To present, as an act of worship; to Immolate; to Sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion;

— often with up.

XI. Offer ·vt 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.