Offer
(Of"fer) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Offered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Offering.] [OE. offren, AS. offrian to
sacrifice, fr. L. offerre; ob (see OB-) + ferre to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F.
offrir to offer, of the same origin. See 1st Bear.]
1. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; — often with
up.
Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement.
Ex. xxix. 36.
A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices.
1 Pet. ii. 5. 2. 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.
I offer thee three things.
2 Sam. xxiv. 12. 3. 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.
4. To attempt; to undertake.
All that offer to defend him.
Shak. 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 put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
Syn. — To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; sacrifice; immolate.
Offer
(Of"fer), v. i.
1. To present itself; to be at hand.
The occasion offers, and the youth complies.
Dryden. 2. To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; — used with at. "Without offering at any other remedy."
Swift.
He would be offering at the shepherd's voice.
L'Estrange.
I will not offer at that I can not master.
Bacon. Offer
(Of"fer) n. [Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L. offerre. See Offer, v. t.]
1. The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance. "This offer comes
from mercy." Shak.
2. That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
When offers are disdained, and love denied.
Pope.
