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Offer is a related term of admit.


As verbs the difference between offer and admit

is that offer is (lb) to present (something) to god as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice while admit is .

As a noun offer

is a proposal that has been made or offer can be (used in combinations from phrasal verbs) agent noun of off .

offer

English

(wikipedia offer)

Alternative forms

* offre (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) offer, from (etyl) . See verb below.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A proposal that has been made.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.}}
  • Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
  • (label) 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.
  • Derived terms
    * make an offer

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) offren, offrien, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (lb) To present (something) to God as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.
  • *Bible, (w) xxix. 36
  • *:Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement.
  • (lb) To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.
  • *2009 , Roger Williams, Triumph Tr2, 3, 3a, 4 & 4a
  • *:The next stage is to remove and replace the top part of the right side lip, and offer the lid to the car to ensure all the shapes and gaps are okay.
  • (lb) To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).
  • :
  • (lb) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
  • :
  • (lb) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)
  • , volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Our banks are out of control , passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic
  • (lb) To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.
  • :
  • (lb) To happen, to present itself.
  • *(John Dryden) (1631-1700)
  • *:The occasion offers , and the youth complies.
  • *1749 , (John Cleland), (w) , Penguin 1985, p.64:
  • *:The opportunity, however, did not offer till next morning, for Phoebe did not come to bed till long after I was gone to sleep.
  • (lb) To make an attempt; used with at .
  • *(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
  • *:I will not offer at that I cannot master.
  • *(w, Roger L'Estrange) (1616-1704)
  • *:He would be offering at the shepherd's voice.
  • *(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)
  • *:without offering at any other remedy
  • (lb) To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten.
  • :
  • Usage notes
    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to -infinitive. See

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (used in combinations from phrasal verbs) agent noun of off
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=2003 , author=James-Jason Gantt , title=Losing Summer , chapter= citation , isbn=t0595297498 9780595297498 , page=146 , passage=Once you finally discover yourself a dismember-er, a de-limber, a fucking head-cutter-offer , the most simple of tasks — enjoying a long walk outside, seeing a movie, conversing with a stranger in the library — all become prized and over-inflated moments of elation.}}

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    admit

    English

    Verb

    (admitt)
  • To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
  • A ticket admits one into a playhouse.
    They were admitted into his house.
    to admit a serious thought into the mind
    to admit evidence in the trial of a cause
  • To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
  • to admit an attorney to practice law
    the prisoner was admitted to bail
  • To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.
  • the argument or fact is admitted
    he admitted his guilt
    she admitted taking drugs'' / ''she admitted to taking drugs
  • * 2011 , Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (ISBN 1451674767):
  • His sister, Patti, also admitted taking drugs,
  • To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
  • the words do not admit such a construction.
  • * Holder
  • Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.
  • To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
  • circumstance do not admit of this
    the text does not admit of this interpretation
  • To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
  • , date=December 16 , author=Denis Campbell , title=Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients' , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage="This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted , it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."}}

    Usage notes

    In the senses 3. and 4. this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * (to allow entry to) * (to recognise as true)

    Derived terms

    * admittable * admittance * admittedly * admitter * admitting