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prof·fer

(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).

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.

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proffer

(ˈprɒfə)

(tr) to offer for acceptance; tender

the act of proffering

[C13: from Old French proffrir, from pro-¹ + offrir to offer]

ˈprofferer n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

prof•fer

(ˈprɒf ər)

v.t.

1. to put before a person for acceptance; offer.

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

Imperative
proffer
proffer

Present
I proffer
you proffer
he/she/it proffers
we proffer
you proffer
they proffer

Preterite
I proffered
you proffered
he/she/it proffered
we proffered
you proffered
they proffered

Present Continuous
I am proffering
you are proffering
he/she/it is proffering
we are proffering
you are proffering
they are proffering

Present Perfect
I have proffered
you have proffered
he/she/it has proffered
we have proffered
you have proffered
they have proffered

Past Continuous
I was proffering
you were proffering
he/she/it was proffering
we were proffering
you were proffering
they were proffering

Past Perfect
I had proffered
you had proffered
he/she/it had proffered
we had proffered
you had proffered
they had proffered

Future
I will proffer
you will proffer
he/she/it will proffer
we will proffer
you will proffer
they will proffer

Future Perfect
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
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

Present Perfect Continuous
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
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

Past Perfect Continuous
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

Conditional
I would proffer
you would proffer
he/she/it would proffer
we would proffer
you would proffer
they would proffer

Past Conditional
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

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Noun	1.	proffer - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" proposition, suggestion proposal - 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" offer give - 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

proffer

verb (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.

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proffer

verb

To put before another for acceptance:

extend, offer, present, tender, volunteer.

Idioms: come forward with, lay at someone's feet, lay before.

noun

Something offered:

bid, offer, proposal, tender.

Translations

proposer

offerta offrire presentare proporre proposta

proffer

[ˈprɒfəʳ] VT [+ gift] → ofrecer; [+ advice, help] → brindar, ofrecer; [+ congratulations] → dar
he proffered his hand → me/le alargó la mano

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

proffer

[ˈprɒfə^r] vt

[+ hand] → tendre

[+ remark, explanation, advice] → faire; [+ apologies] → présenter

proffer

vt arm, gift, drink → anbieten; apologies, thanks etc → aussprechen; remark → machen; suggestion → vorbringen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

proffer

[ˈprɒfəʳ] vt (remark) → profferire; (hand) → porgere; (apologies) → porgere, presentare; (advice) → fornire

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"You talk that fella talk I get cross too much along you," Van Horn bristled back, and then added, diplomatically, dipping into a half- case of tobacco sawed across and proffering a handful of stick tobacco: "Much better you smoke 'm up and talk 'm good fella talk."

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From a small bag of twisted coconut hanging from his neck upon his withered and sunken chest, he drew out flint and steel and tinder, and, even while the impatient steward was proffering him a box of matches, struck a spark, caught it in the tinder, blew it into strength and quantity, and lighted his pipe from it.

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One moment porters ran up to her proffering their services, then young men, clacking their heels on the planks of the platform and talking loudly, stared at her; people meeting her dodged past on the wrong side.

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'It is,' replied Edward, 'and it is sad when a son, proffering him his love and duty in their best and truest sense, finds himself repelled at every turn, and forced to disobey.

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Not only is this a welcome clampdown on domestic violence but it may finally see off the growing expectation that men must greet women by throwing their arms around them and proffering a double-kiss.

I am chuffed that an Australian.

First, it is prescriptive, proffering a sort of DNA/hieroglyph, which purports to have already solved all contingent issues.