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  • 1Tender — may mean:FinanceA process by which one can seek prices and terms for a particular project (such as a construction job) to be carried out under a contract. The sealed offers themselves, including company information, a project outline, and a price …

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  • 2tender — tender1 [ten′dər] adj. [ME tendre < OFr < L tener, soft, delicate, tender, prob. altered (infl. by tenuis,THIN) < Sabine terenum, soft, akin to Gr terēn, tender < IE * ter , tender, weak, orig., rubbed, worn down < base * ter , to… …

    English World dictionary

  • 3tender — Ⅰ. tender [1] ► ADJECTIVE (tenderer, tenderest) 1) gentle and sympathetic. 2) (of food) easy to cut or chew. 3) (of a part of the body) sensitive. 4) young and vulnerable. 5) requi …

    English terms dictionary

  • 4tender — ten|der1 [ˈtendə US ər] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(part of your body)¦ 3¦(gentle)¦ 4¦(easily damaged)¦ 5 tender loving care 6 tender age ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: tendre, from Latin tener soft, young ] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5tender — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tendre, from Latin tener; perhaps akin to Latin tenuis thin, slight more at thin Date: 13th century 1. a. having a soft or yielding texture ; easily broken, cut, or damaged ; delicate,… …

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  • 6tender — 1 adjective 1 MEAT/VEGETABLES easy to cut and eat, especially because they have been well cooked: tender beef opposite tough 1 (5) 2 PART OF YOUR BODY a tender part of your body is painful if someone touches it: My arm is still tender where I… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7tender — tend|er1 [ tendər ] adjective ** 1. ) gentle in a way that shows that you care about someone or something: Her voice was low and tender. 2. ) tender food is soft and easy to cut and eat: Cook for an hour or until the meat is tender. ─ opposite… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8tender — I UK [ˈtendə(r)] / US [ˈtendər] adjective ** 1) tender food is soft and easy to cut and eat Cook for an hour or until the meat is tender. 2) if a part of your body is tender, it has been injured and is painful when you touch it 3) gentle in a way …

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  • 9tender — I adj 1. unfibrous, butterlike, crushable, soft, silken. 2. weak, delicate, feeble, frail, frail as a reed, unsturdy, slight, infirm; shaky, tottery, precarious, uncertain, unstable; poor, sickly, unwell, unhealthy, unsound, weakly; wretched,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 10tender — I. /ˈtɛndə / (say tenduh) adjective 1. soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak. 2. weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy. 3. Wool of wool fibres that have a weakness at a certain point of the staple such… …