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# tender

«tender» in Mova's school dictionary: **Soft and easy to cut or chew (tender meat)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (tender, tenderer, tenderest); verb (tender, tenders, tendered, tendering); noun (a tender, tenders)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Soft and easy to cut or chew (tender meat). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#m1)

2) Painful when touched (a tender bruise). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#m2)

3) Gentle, kind and loving (a tender smile). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#m3)

4) Young and not experienced (at a tender age). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#m4)

5) (formal verb) To offer or give something formally (tender your resignation, tender money). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#m5)

6) (noun) A formal offer to do a job for a price. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#m6)

7) (noun) A small boat that carries people to a bigger ship, or a wagon behind a steam train carrying coal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#m7)

8) «Legal tender»: money that must be accepted in payment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#m8)

### sense in the lessons

In cooking (tender vegetables), first aid (a tender ankle), stories (a tender moment), money (legal tender, tender the exact amount), business (put out to tender). Phrases: «tender loving care», «at a tender age», «legal tender».

### examples

- Cook the carrots until they are tender. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#x1)
- My knee is still tender where I fell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#x2)
- She gave the puppy a tender pat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#x3)
- He started piano at the tender age of four. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#x4)
- Please tender the exact fare. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#x5)
- The builders put in a tender for the new school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#x6)
- Coins and notes are legal tender. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#x7)
- We took a tender from the cruise ship to the shore. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#x8)
- From the old roots shot forth new tender stems. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tender/#x9)

### note

Many meanings — use the sentence to choose. Adverb «tenderly», noun «tenderness». In maths and money: «tendered» = handed over (she tendered £10 for a £7 item, change = £3).

### In the corpora

- ["Needs some TLC" ("tender loving care") means a place is in bad condition and needs repairs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/22-jobs-shops-and-estate-agents/22/)
- ["Needs some TLC" means a place is in bad condition and needs repairs; TLC stands for "tender loving care".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/6/)
- [Who redeemeth Thy life from the pit; who encompasseth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1804/)
- [Let Thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for Thy law is my delight.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2240/)
- [The LORD is good to all; and His tender mercies are over all His works.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2624/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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