to proffer one's hand to sb
1hand — Synonyms and related words: Adamite, John Hancock, X, abalienate, accessible, acclaim, acclamation, accomplished fact, accomplishment, ace, achievement, act, acta, action, administration, adventure, agency, aid, alien, alienate, amortize, angle,… …
2give a hand — Synonyms and related words: abet, acclaim, aid, applaud, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, befriend, benefit, cheer, cheer on, clap, clap the hands, comfort, do good, doctor, ease, encore, favor, give a boost, give a lift, give help, hail,… …
3lend a hand — Synonyms and related words: abet, aid, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, befriend, benefit, comfort, do good, doctor, ease, favor, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, help, lend one aid, proffer aid, protect, rally, reclaim,… …
4of´fer|er — of|fer «AWF uhr, OF », verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to hold out to be taken or refused; put forward; present: »to offer one s hand, to offer a gift. They offered us their help. Bets were freely offered and taken regarding the result (Bret Harte). Mr.… …
5of|fer — «AWF uhr, OF », verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to hold out to be taken or refused; put forward; present: »to offer one s hand, to offer a gift. They offered us their help. Bets were freely offered and taken regarding the result (Bret Harte). Mr. Arbuton …
6bestow — I verb accord, accredit, address, administer, afford, allot, allow, appoint, apportion, attribuere, authorize, award, be favorable to, be prodigal, bequeath, cater, cede, charter, commission, communicate, conferre, concede, confer, confer a… …
7proposal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. offer, statement, recommendation, proposition, motion, suggestion; request, overture, advance, plan. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Offer] Syn. overture, recommendation, proposition, offer, suggestion, bid,… …
8request — n 1. solicitation, entreaty, obsecration, supplication, obtestation, invocation; appeal, petition, suit; plea, pleading, intercession; importunity, adjuration, impetration, imploration; prayer, orison; requisition, behest, demand; application,… …
9present — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. presenttime; gift, favor, gratuity, offering, bonus, donation (see giving). adj. here (see presence); now (see present). v. t. award, endow, give, assign, deliver, proffer, tender, pass, bestow;… …
10offer — 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 …
