offer

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To ask someone if they would like something, or to hold it out for them.

   She offered me a cup of tea when I arrived.

2. 2
   verb

   To say that you are willing to do something.

   He kindly offered to drive us to the airport.

3. 3
   verb

   To provide or make something available.

   The hotel offers free breakfast to all guests.

4. 4
   noun

   Something that you say you are willing to give or do for someone.

   Thank you for your kind offer of help.

5. 5
   noun

   An amount of money that someone is willing to pay.

   They made an offer of $200,000 for the house.

Common collocations

• special offer Adjective + noun
• make an offer Verb + noun
• generous offer Adjective + noun
• job offer Adjective + noun
• accept an offer Verb + noun
• offer a course Verb + noun
• offer a service Verb + noun
• offer support Verb + noun
• offer thanks Verb + noun
• receive an offer Verb + noun
• refuse an offer Verb + noun
• tempting offer Adjective + noun

From Middle English offren, offrien. In the religious senses inherited from Old English offrian (“to offer, sacrifice, bring an oblation”); otherwise from Old French ofrir. Both ultimately from Latin offerō (“to present, bestow, bring before”, literally “to bring to”), from Latin ob + ferō (“bring, carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bear”), later reinforced by Old French offrir (“to offer”). Cognate with Old Frisian offria (“to offer”), Old Dutch offrōn (“to offer”), German opfern (“to offer”), Old Norse offra (“to offer”). More at ob-, bear.

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