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Offer vs. Provide

Offer and Provide Definitions

Offer

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

Provide

To make available (something needed or desired); furnish
Provide food and shelter for a family.

Offer

To put forward for consideration; propose
Offer an opinion.

Provide

To supply something needed or desired to
Provided her family with food.

Offer

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

Provide

To have as an available or desirable feature; afford
A room that provides ample sunlight through French windows.
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Offer

To present as an act of worship
Offer a prayer.

Provide

To set down as a stipulation or requirement
An agreement that provides deadlines for completion of the work.

Offer

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

Provide

(Archaic) To make ready ahead of time; prepare.

Offer

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

Provide

To take measures in preparation
Provided for the common defense of the states in time of war.
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Offer

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

Provide

To supply means of subsistence
She provides for her family by working in a hospital.

Offer

To provide; furnish
A hotel that offers conference facilities.

Provide

To make a stipulation or requirement
The Constitution provides for a bicameral legislature.

Offer

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

Provide

To make a living; earn money for necessities.
It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage.
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Offer

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

Provide

To act to prepare for something.
Provide against disaster.

Offer

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

Provide

To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate.
The contract provides that the work be well done.
I'll lend you the money, provided that you pay it back by Monday.

Offer

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

Provide

To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
Don't bother bringing equipment, as we will provide it.
We aim to provide the local community with more green spaces.

Offer

To present an offering in worship or devotion.

Provide

To furnish (with), cause to be present.

Offer

To make an offer or proposal, especially of marriage.

Provide

To make possible or attainable.
He provides us with an alternative option.

Offer

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

Provide

To foresee, to consider in advance.

Offer

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

Provide

To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See provisor.

Offer

The act of offering
An offer of assistance.

Provide

To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

Offer

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

Provide

To supply; to afford; to contribute.
Bring me berries, or such cooling fruitAs the kind, hospitable woods provide.

Offer

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

Provide

To furnish; to supply; - formerly followed by of, now by with.

Offer

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

Provide

To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done.

Offer

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

Provide

To foresee.

Offer

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

Provide

To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor.

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.

Provide

To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; - followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child.
Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants.

Offer

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

Provide

To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work.

Offer

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

Provide

Provide or furnish with;
We provided the room with an electrical heater

Offer

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

Provide

Provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance;
The hostess provided lunch for all the guests

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.

Provide

Determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation;
The will provides that each child should receive half of the money
The Constitution provides for the right to free speech

Offer

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

Provide

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

Offer

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

Provide

Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain;
This leaves no room for improvement
The evidence allows only one conclusion
Allow for mistakes
Leave lots of time for the trip
This procedure provides for lots of leeway

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.

Provide

Supply means of subsistence; earn a living;
He provides for his large family by working three jobs
Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon

Offer

(intransitive) To happen, to present itself.

Provide

Take measures in preparation for;
Provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship

Offer

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Offer

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

Offer

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

Offer

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

Offer

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

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.

Offer

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

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.

Offer

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

Offer

The verbal act of offering;
A generous offer of assistance

Offer

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

Offer

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

Offer

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

Offer

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

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

Offer

Put forward for consideration;
He offered his opinion

Offer

Offer verbally;
Extend my greetings
He offered his sympathy

Offer

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

Offer

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

Offer

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

Offer

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

Offer

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

Offer

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

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

Offer

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

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