to offer assistance

  • 1offer — offerable, adj. offerer, offeror, n. /aw feuhr, of euhr/, v.t. 1. to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette. 2. to propose or put forward for consideration: to offer a suggestion. 3. to propose or volunteer (to do …

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  • 2assistance — UK US /əˈsɪstəns/ noun [U] ► help, especially money or resources that are given to people, countries, etc. when they have experienced a difficult situation: need/seek assistance »The minister revealed that the banking industry needed assistance… …

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  • 3offer — vb Offer, proffer, tender, present, prefer can all mean to lay, set, or put something before another for acceptance. Offer, the most common of these words, frequently implies a putting before one something which may be accepted or rejected {there …

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  • 4assistance — n. 1) to give, offer, provide, render assistance 2) considerable, great assistance 3) clerical; directory (AE); economic, financial; legal; material; public; technical assistance 4) assistance to (economic assistance to underdeveloped countries)… …

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  • 5assistance — as|sist|ance W2S3 [əˈsıstəns] n [U] help or support offer/provide/give assistance (to sb) ▪ We offer financial assistance to students. financial/technical/legal/military assistance ▪ Technical assistance for the product is free of charge. ▪ Can I …

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  • 6assistance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, real, substantial ▪ limited ▪ invaluable, valuable ▪ practical …

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  • 7offer — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of help or sth that is needed ADJECTIVE ▪ generous, kind ▪ conditional, unconditional (both esp. BrE) ▪ The company has made a conditional offer. ▪ …

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  • 8offer */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɒfə(r)] / US [ˈɔfər] / US [ˈɑfər] verb Word forms offer : present tense I/you/we/they offer he/she/it offers present participle offering past tense offered past participle offered Ways of offering something to someone, and of accepting or… …

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  • 9offer — of|fer1 [ ɔfər, afər ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to let someone know that you will give them something if they want it: offer someone something: They haven t offered me the job yet. offer something to someone: He had offered cocaine to an… …

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  • 10offer — 1 verb 1 (T) to say that you are willing to give someone something, or to hold something out to them so that they can take it: offer sb sth: You haven t offered Grandma any ice cream. | They offered him a very good job but he turned it down. |… …

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