offer
verb (used with object)
to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer.
offered
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past participleof offer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof offer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
offerverb (used with object)to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer.
Example Sentences
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When he offered to bring a portable brewery and brew on festival grounds, the city refused, saying too many other producers would want to do the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Although the brand never spells it out explicitly, there is a perception among Birkin collectors that they must spend heavily on other Hermès goods to be offered one of the bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The family live in east Belfast but Joel, who has a statement of SEN, was offered a school place in Antrim.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Being offered Hamlet doesn’t happen to every actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Out where the bluff hadn’t offered its protection, trees were toppled like matchsticks.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
