the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Offer (2)
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) 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.
(2):
(v. t.) To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; - often with up.
(3):
(v. t.) The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.
(4):
(v. t.) 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.
(5):
(v. t.) To attempt; to undertake.
(6):
(v. t.) To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
(7):
(v. t.) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
(8):
(v. t.) That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
(9):
(v. i.) To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; - used with at.
(10):
(v. i.) To present itself; to be at hand.
(11):
(v. t.) Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Offer (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/o/offer-2.html. 1828.
