Word

offer, v.
(offered, offering, offers)
freq. cnt. 150

make available or accessible, provide or furnish
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 95 freq. cnt.: 95

offer

sample sentences

"The conference center offers a health spa"
"The hotel offers private meeting rooms"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s cars to the tourists
They %s the tourists their cars

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

offer

semantic pointers

hyponym

hook, solicit, accost

hypernym

provide, supply, furnish, render

present for acceptance or rejection
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 2

offer proffer

sample sentences

"She offered us all a cold drink"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

offer offeror offerer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

proffer

semantic pointers

hyponym

give tender

hypernym

give

agree freely
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 2

offer volunteer

sample sentences

"She volunteered to drive the old lady home"
"I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

verb frames

Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter
They %s to move

verb frames

Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
They %s to move

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

offer

semantic pointers

hypernym

act, move

put forward for consideration
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

offer

sample sentences

"He offered his opinion"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

offering

semantic pointers

hypernym

propose, project

make available for sale
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

offer

sample sentences

"The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

market

hyponym

put up

offer verbally
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

extend offer

sample sentences

"extend my greetings"
"He offered his sympathy"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

offering offer

semantic pointers

hypernym

give, pay

verb group

extend, offer

produce or introduce on the stage
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

offer

sample sentences

"The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

produce, bring on, bring out

propose a payment
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

bid offer tender

sample sentences

"The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bid bidder

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

offer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tender

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

auction, auction sale, vendue

entailment

bargain, dicker

hyponym

by-bid subscribe overbid underbid outbid underbid

threaten to do something
<verb.communication>

offer

sample sentences

"I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"

verb frames

Somebody ----s to somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

threaten

ask (someone) to marry you
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

declare oneself offer pop the question propose

sample sentences

"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"