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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The preseason offered some promising moments, other confounding connections between new teammates and a strong foundation for the new-look team hoping to keep growing through an 82-game season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Startup LemonLime earlier this year offered interviews to anyone at a networking party willing to get inked with a company tattoo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
In a statement, a spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust said Chapman's family was aware of the potential breach and offered their condolences to his relatives.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Malaysia has been forced to close schools over the haze, and has offered Indonesia help fighting the blazes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The part of her that ached for him past reason, who ached for the boy that had made her laugh, that had known her real face and still offered up his own neck.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
