What does “offer” mean?
- 1
verbto ask if someone would like something or would like you to do something
He offered me a cup of coffee.
- 2
nouna statement that you will give or do something
Thanks for the offer, but I’m fine.
- 3
nouna lower price for a product for a short time
There’s a special offer on shoes this week.
Offer at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈɔfər/ · AW-fer
How to use “offer” correctly
Use “offer to” + verb: “She offered to drive,” not “She offered driving.”
Common phrases with “offer”
- offer to do sth
- job offer
- special offer
- accept an offer
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