to proffer
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8.1
- verb
- /ˈprɒfər/
- Formal
:
ofrecer
- Can I proffer my help in organizing the event?
- proffered testimony
- proffered solutions
- proffered suggestions
So what we see here is GED is is he's not just proffering an interpretation, he's saying, listen, this is the way it's got to be.
- So what we see here is GED is is he's not just proffering an interpretation, he's saying, listen, this is the way it's got to be.
- And I don't see anybody else proffering A worldview that makes predictions that I can leverage to my more fulfillment, less suffering.
- And so they are, I'm suggesting, a kind of proffered covenant.
Examples
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Everything he looked upon made him wish for the opportunity to proffer tenderness, to show his love.
Fiction book (1991) -
Does anyone wish to proffer an opinion as to which way it might go?
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Sir... sir, may I proffer you a pamphlet?
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Sir, may I proffer you a pamphlet?
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Then went on to Texas, where she proffered the same gift to her aunt, her uncle, and five cousins.
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In summary, many of the recommendations proffered by the APSA committee have been put into practice.
Academic text (1992) -
Gundersheimer sank down on the proffered seat and accepted the water pressed on him.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jerome asks her to please pass the cornbread, and she proffers the china plate.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Did you make notes?" Nodding, Peregrine produced his notebook and proffered it across the table.
Fiction book (1991) -
Bonaparte gestured to his men to put down their guns, then proffered his sword, hilt outward.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Make something available for people to use or buy
Antonyms
How Formal
- Formal
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5.6
- Formal
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8.1
- Formal
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2.7
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Proffer comes from Latin parts pro- 'forth' and fer 'to carry', the same root you see in offer and transfer. So to proffer something is to hold it out or 'bring it forward' for someone to accept.