tender
Meaning(s)
1. formally offer something, gentle or kind, sensitive
Popularity
High
Professional
High
Social
How to Memorize
tender an offer/resignation
Analysis
noun, verb, and adjective
Social Examples (Basic)
- Alex is a tender person who would never deliberately harm anyone.
- The bruising on Anne's arm after the accident meant that it was tender to touch.
- That's a bit of a tender subject at the moment. We'll talk about it another time.
Professional Examples (Advance)
- The failure of the project was my fault, so I felt that I had no choice but to tender my resignation.
- We had been looking to take over that company for a while, so as soon as we secured the necessary finance, we tendered an offer for it.