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Present vs. Offer — What's the Difference?

Present vs. Offer — What's the Difference?

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Present

The present (or here and now) is the time that is associated with the events perceived directly and in the first time, not as a recollection (perceived more than once) or a speculation (predicted, hypothesis, uncertain). It is a period of time between the past and the future, and can vary in meaning from being an instant to a day or longer.

Offer

To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer
Offered me a drink.

Present

A moment or period in time perceptible as intermediate between past and future; now.

Offer

To put forward for consideration; propose
Offer an opinion.

Present

The present tense.
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Offer

To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement
Offered new statistics in order to facilitate the decision-making process.

Present

A verb form in the present tense.

Offer

To present as an act of worship
Offer a prayer.

Present

Presents(Law) The document or instrument in question
Be it known by these presents.

Offer

To propose as payment; bid
Offered only half what I was asking for the car.

Present

Pres·ent (prĕzənt) Something presented; a gift.

Offer

To make available; afford
The situation offers us the opportunity to learn more.

Present

Pre·sent (prĭ-zĕnt) The position of a rifle or other weapon when presented.

Offer

To present for sale
Those boots are being offered at half price.

Present

Existing or happening now; current
The present leader.
Present trends.

Offer

To provide; furnish
A hotel that offers conference facilities.

Present

Being at hand or in attendance
Thirty guests were present at the ceremony.

Offer

To exhibit readiness or desire (to do something); volunteer
Offered to carry the packages.

Present

Existing in something specified
Oxygen is present in the bloodstream.

Offer

To engage in; put up
Partisans who offered strong resistance to the invaders.

Present

Now being considered; actually here or involved
The present subject.
Present company excepted.

Offer

To threaten
Offered to leave without them if they didn't hurry.

Present

(Grammar) Designating a verb tense or form that expresses current time.

Offer

To produce or introduce on the stage
The repertory group is offering two new plays this season.

Present

(Archaic) Readily available; immediate.

Offer

To present an offering in worship or devotion.

Present

(Obsolete) Alert to circumstances; attentive.

Offer

To make an offer or proposal, especially of marriage.

Present

To make a gift or award of
Presented the medal to the winner.

Offer

To present itself
"This plan was dropped, because of its risk, and because a better offered" (T.E. Lawrence).

Present

To make a gift to
Presented the winner with a medal.

Offer

(Baseball) To swing at a pitch. Used of a batter.

Present

To offer for observation, examination, or consideration; show or display
The detective presented his badge.

Offer

The act of offering
An offer of assistance.

Present

To offer (a play, for example) for public entertainment.

Offer

Something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation, that is offered
Did you accept his offer for the car?.

Present

To afford or furnish
The situation presented us with a chance to improve our knowledge.

Offer

(Law) A proposal that if accepted constitutes a legally binding contract.

Present

To turn or position in the direction of another
Presented his face to the camera.

Offer

The condition of being offered, especially for sale
Thousands of bushels of wheat on offer.

Present

(Immunology) To display (an antigen) on the cell surface. Used especially of cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells, where the displayed antigen activates T cells as part of an immune response.

Offer

A proposal that has been made.
What's in his offer?
I decline your offer to contract.

Present

To represent or depict in a certain manner
The movie presents bankers as greedy and coldhearted.

Offer

Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
His offer was $3.50 per share.

Present

To introduce, especially with formal ceremony.

Offer

(legal) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.
His first letter was not a real offer, but an attempt to determine interest.

Present

To introduce (a young woman) to society with conventional ceremony.

Offer

(used in combinations from phrasal verbs) agent noun of off

Present

To hold, carry, or point (a weapon) in a particular manner as a salutation or sign of honor, usually along the center axis of the body.

Offer

(intransitive) To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).
She offered to help with her homework.

Present

(Ecclesiastical) To recommend (a cleric) for a benefice.

Offer

(transitive) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
Everybody offered an opinion.

Present

To make a presentation.

Offer

(transitive) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
He offered use of his car for the week.
He offered his good will for the Councilman's vote.

Present

To be evident or manifest. Used of a disease or condition
How Lyme disease presents in its later stages.

Offer

(transitive) To present (something) to God or gods as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.

Present

To exhibit symptoms or signs during a medical examination
The patient presented with headache and heel pain.

Offer

To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.

Present

Relating to now, for the time being; current.
The barbaric practice continues to the present day.
The present manager has been here longer than the last one.
Up to the present day.

Offer

(transitive) To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.
I offered twenty dollars for it. The company is offering a salary of £30,000 a year.

Present

Located in the immediate vicinity.
Is there a doctor present?
Several people were present when the event took place.

Offer

(intransitive) To happen, to present itself.

Present

(obsolete) Having an immediate effect (of a medicine, poison etc.); fast-acting.

Offer

(obsolete) To make an attempt; typically used with at.

Present

(obsolete) Not delayed; immediate; instant.

Offer

(transitive) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive or defensive way; to threaten.
To offer violence to somebody
The peasants offered no resistance as they were rounded up.

Present

(dated) Ready; quick in emergency.
A present wit

Offer

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; - often with up.
Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement.
A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices.

Present

(obsolete) Favorably attentive; propitious.

Offer

To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.
I offer thee three things.

Present

Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
In the present study,
The present article,
The present results.

Offer

To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me.

Present

Attentive; alert; focused.
Sorry, I was distracted just now, I'll try to be more present from now on.

Offer

To attempt; to undertake.
All that offer to defend him.

Present

The current moment or period of time.

Offer

To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.

Present

(grammar) The present tense.

Offer

To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.

Present

A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions.

Offer

To present itself; to be at hand.
The occasion offers, and the youth complies.

Present

(military) The position of a soldier in presenting arms.
To stand at present

Offer

To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; - used with at.
He would be offering at the shepherd's voice.
I will not offer at that I can not master.

Present

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
To present an envoy to the king

Offer

The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.

Present

(transitive) To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.

Offer

That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
When offers are disdained, and love denied.

Present

(transitive) To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.

Offer

Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball.

Present

To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court.

Offer

The verbal act of offering;
A generous offer of assistance

Present

(reflexive) To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.

Offer

Something offered (as a proposal or bid);
Noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds

Present

(transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.

Offer

A usually brief attempt;
He took a crack at it
I gave it a whirl

Present

(transitive) To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.

Offer

Make available or accessible, provide or furnish;
The conference center offers a health spa
The hotel offers private meeting rooms

Present

(transitive) To put on, stage (a play etc.).
The theater is proud to present the Fearless Fliers.

Offer

Present for acceptance or rejection;
She offered us all a cold drink

Present

To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.

Offer

Agree freely;
She volunteered to drive the old lady home
I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it

Present

(reflexive) To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
Well, one idea does present itself.

Offer

Put forward for consideration;
He offered his opinion

Present

To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
The patient presented with insomnia.

Offer

Offer verbally;
Extend my greetings
He offered his sympathy

Present

To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.

Offer

Make available for sale;
The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week

Present

To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
At that time, Elbe was presenting as a man.

Offer

Propose a payment;
The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting

Present

(transitive) To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).

Offer

Produce or introduce on the stage;
The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month

Present

(transitive) To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.

Offer

Present as an act of worship;
Offer prayers to the gods

Present

(transitive) To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow.

Offer

Mount or put up;
Put up a good fight
Offer resistance

Present

(transitive) To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
I presented my compliments to Lady Featherstoneshaw.

Offer

Make available; provide;
Extend a loan
The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages

Present

(transitive) To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.

Offer

Ask (someone) to marry you;
He popped the question on Sunday night
She proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months
The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman

Present

To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.

Offer

Threaten to do something;
I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal

Present

(fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.

Present

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; - opposed to absent.
These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.

Present

Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance.
I'll bring thee to the present business

Present

Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident.
An ambassador . . . desires a present audience.

Present

Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit.

Present

Favorably attentive; propitious.
To find a god so present to my prayer.

Present

Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present.
Past and present, wound in one.

Present

Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; " - in this sense, rarely used in the singular.

Present

A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense.

Present

Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a Christmas present.

Present

The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at present.

Present

To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior.
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the lord.

Present

To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
Lectorides's memory is ever . . . presenting him with the thoughts of other persons.

Present

To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.
So ladies in romance assist their knight,Present the spear, and arm him for the fight.

Present

To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.
My last, least offering, I present thee now.

Present

Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with a donation; also, to court by gifts.
Octavia presented the poet for him admirable elegy on her son Marcellus.

Present

To present; to personate.

Present

To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
The patron of a church may present his clerk to a parsonage or vicarage; that is, may offer him to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted.

Present

To nominate for support at a public school or other institution .

Present

To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination; - said of a part of an infant during labor.

Present

The period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech;
That is enough for the present
He lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow

Present

Something presented as a gift;
His tie was a present from his wife

Present

A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

Present

Show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
She shows her dogs frequently
We will demo the new software in Washington

Present

Bring forward and present to the mind;
We presented the arguments to him
We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason

Present

Perform (a play), especially on a stage;
We are going to stage `Othello'

Present

Hand over formally

Present

Introduce;
This poses an interesting question

Present

Give, especially as a reward;
Bestow honors and prizes at graduation

Present

Give as a present; make a gift of;
What will you give her for her birthday?

Present

Deliver (a speech, oration, or idea);
The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students

Present

Cause to come to know personally;
Permit me to acquaint you with my son
Introduce the new neighbors to the community

Present

Represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally;
The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting

Present

Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize;
We confronted him with the evidence
He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
An enormous dilemma faces us

Present

Formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

Present

Recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position;
When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute

Present

Temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration;
The present leader
Articles for present use
The present topic
The present system
Present observations
Time past
His youth is past
This past Thursday
The past year

Present

Spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place;
The murderer is present in this room
Present at the wedding
Present at the creation

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