Present vs. Offer — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Present and Offer
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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 (prĕzənt) 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.
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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