1. (

• offer ,
• offering ,

) the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance" ;

2. (

• offer ,
• offering

) something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" ;

3. (

• crack ,
• fling ,
• go ,
• pass ,
• whirl ,
• offer ,

) a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" ;

1. (

• offer ,

) make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms" ;

2. (

• offer ,
• proffer

) present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink" ;

3. (

• volunteer ,
• offer

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

4. (

• offer

) put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion" ;

5. (

• offer ,
• extend ,

) offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" ;

6. (

• offer ,

) make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week" ;

7. (

• offer ,
• bid ,
• tender ,

) propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" ;

8. (

• offer ,

) produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month" ;

9. (

• offer ,
• offer_up

) present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods" ;

10. (

• put_up ,
• provide ,
• offer ,

) mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" ;

11. (

• extend ,
• offer ,

) make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" ;

12. (

• propose ,
• declare_oneself ,
• offer ,
• pop_the_question

) ask (someone) to marry you; "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" ;

13. (

• offer ,

) threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal" ;

1. (

• off

) not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off" ;

2. (

• off

) below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off" ;

3. (

• off ,
• cancelled ,

) (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off" ;

4. (

• off ,
• sour ,
• turned

) in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" ;

5. (

• off

) not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday" ;

1. (

• away ,
• off ,
• forth

) from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" ;

2. (

• off ,
• away ,

) at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" ;

3. (

• off ,

) no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache" ;