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prof·fer P0582800 (prŏf′ər)tr.v. prof·fered, prof·fer·ing, prof·fers To offer for acceptance; tender: "Mr. van der Luyden ... proffered to Newland low-voiced congratulations" (Edith Wharton).n. The act of proffering; an offer. [Middle English profren, from Old French poroffrir, profrir : por-, forth (from Latin prō-; see pro-1) + offrir, to offer (from Latin offerre; see offer).] prof′fer·er n.proffer (ˈprɒfə) vb (tr) to offer for acceptance; tendernthe act of proffering[C13: from Old French proffrir, from pro-1 + offrir to offer] ˈprofferer nprof•fer (ˈprɒf ər) v.t. 1. to put before a person for acceptance; offer. n. 2. the act of proffering. 3. an offer or proposal. [1250–1300; Middle English profren < Anglo-French profrer, Old French poroffrir=por- pro-1 + offrir to offer] prof′fer•er, n. proffer Past participle: proffered Gerund: proffering
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I proffer | you proffer | he/she/it proffers | we proffer | you proffer | they proffer |
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I proffered | you proffered | he/she/it proffered | we proffered | you proffered | they proffered |
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I am proffering | you are proffering | he/she/it is proffering | we are proffering | you are proffering | they are proffering |
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I have proffered | you have proffered | he/she/it has proffered | we have proffered | you have proffered | they have proffered |
Past Continuous |
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I was proffering | you were proffering | he/she/it was proffering | we were proffering | you were proffering | they were proffering |
Past Perfect |
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I had proffered | you had proffered | he/she/it had proffered | we had proffered | you had proffered | they had proffered |
Future |
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I will proffer | you will proffer | he/she/it will proffer | we will proffer | you will proffer | they will proffer |
Future Perfect |
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I will have proffered | you will have proffered | he/she/it will have proffered | we will have proffered | you will have proffered | they will have proffered |
Future Continuous |
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I will be proffering | you will be proffering | he/she/it will be proffering | we will be proffering | you will be proffering | they will be proffering |
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I have been proffering | you have been proffering | he/she/it has been proffering | we have been proffering | you have been proffering | they have been proffering |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been proffering | you will have been proffering | he/she/it will have been proffering | we will have been proffering | you will have been proffering | they will have been proffering |
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I had been proffering | you had been proffering | he/she/it had been proffering | we had been proffering | you had been proffering | they had been proffering |
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I would proffer | you would proffer | he/she/it would proffer | we would proffer | you would proffer | they would proffer |
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I would have proffered | you would have proffered | he/she/it would have proffered | we would have proffered | you would have proffered | they would have proffered | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | proffer - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"proposition, suggestionproposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)hint, intimation, breath - an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"touch, trace, ghost - a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"feeler, overture, advance, approach - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" | Verb | 1. | proffer - present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"offergive - proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"tender - make a tender of; in legal settlements |
profferverb (Formal)1. offer, hand over, present, extend, hold out He proffered a box of cigarettes.2. suggest, propose, volunteer, submit, tender, propound They have not yet proffered an explanation of how the accident happened.profferverbTo put before another for acceptance:extend, offer, present, tender, volunteer.Idioms: come forward with, lay at someone's feet, lay before.nounSomething offered:bid, offer, proposal, tender.Translationsproposeroffertaoffrirepresentareproporreproposta
Proffer
ProfferTo offer or tender, as, the production of a document and offer of the same in evidence. profferv. to offer evidence in a trial. proffer
Synonyms for profferverb offerSynonyms- offer
- hand over
- present
- extend
- hold out
verb suggestSynonyms- suggest
- propose
- volunteer
- submit
- tender
- propound
Synonyms for profferverb to put before another for acceptanceSynonyms- extend
- offer
- present
- tender
- volunteer
noun something offeredSynonymsSynonyms for proffernoun a proposal offered for acceptance or rejectionSynonymsRelated Words- proposal
- hint
- intimation
- breath
- touch
- trace
- ghost
- feeler
- overture
- advance
- approach
verb present for acceptance or rejectionSynonymsRelated Words |