offer

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1. 1.A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices. 1 Pet. ii.
2. 2.2. 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.
3. 3.3. 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. 4.To attempt; to undertake. All that offer to defend him. Shak.
5. 5.To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
6. 6.To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
7. 7.To present itself; to be at hand. The occasion offers, and the youth complies. Dryden.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance. "This offer comes from mercy." Shak.
10. 10.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.
11. 11.Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball. "Some offer and attempt." South.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is offer.

• What is a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices. 1 Pet. ii called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to attempt; to undertake. All that offer to defend him. Shak called?
• What is to bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward called?
• What is to put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc called?
• What is to present itself; to be at hand. The occasion offers, and the youth complies. Dryden called?
• What is the act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance. "This offer comes from mercy." Shak called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball. "Some offer and attempt." South called?