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# proffer

verb (proffer, proffers, proffered, proffering)

«proffer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To hold something out to someone so that they can take it; to offer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#m1)
2. (formal) To offer advice, help or an explanation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#m2)

### In the lessons

A formal word in older stories and polite writing: to proffer a hand, a gift, a plate, an apology. Everyday word: offer.

### Examples

- He proffered his hand in friendship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x1)
- She proffered a cup of tea to the visitor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x2)
- The waiter proffered the menu. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x3)
- The Rat proffered a sandwich to the hungry Mole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x4)
- He proffered his advice, but nobody listened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x5)
- The boy proffered an apology for the broken window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/#x6)

### Note

Past: proffered (one r before -ed: proffered). Say: PROF-er.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «proffer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/proffer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«proffer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/proffer.html) on Mova free.