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# proffer

«proffer» in Mova's school dictionary: **To hold something out to someone so that they can take…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (proffer, proffers, proffered, proffering)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To hold something out to someone so that they can take it; to offer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#m1)

2) (formal) To offer advice, help or an explanation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word in older stories and polite writing: to proffer a hand, a gift, a plate, an apology. Everyday word: offer.

### examples

- He proffered his hand in friendship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x1)
- She proffered a cup of tea to the visitor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x2)
- The waiter proffered the menu. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x3)
- The Rat proffered a sandwich to the hungry Mole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x4)
- He proffered his advice, but nobody listened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x5)
- The boy proffered an apology for the broken window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x6)

### note

Past: proffered (one r before -ed: proffered). Say: PROF-er.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «proffer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.