tender
ten·der 1
(tĕn′dər)adj. ten·der·er, ten·der·est
1.
a. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile: a tender petal.
b. Easily chewed or cut: tender beef.
2. Young and vulnerable: of tender age.
3. Frail; delicate.
4. Sensitive to frost or severe cold; not hardy: tender green shoots.
5.
a. Easily hurt; sensitive: tender skin.
b. Painful; sore: a tender tooth.
6.
a. Considerate and protective; solicitous: a tender mother; his tender concern.
b. Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving: a tender glance; a tender ballad.
c. Given to sympathy or sentimentality; soft: a tender heart.
7. Nautical Likely to heel easily under sail; crank.
tr.v. ten·dered, ten·der·ing, ten·ders
To make tender.
n.
A strip of meat, usually chicken, often breaded, deep-fried, and served with a sauce.
ten′der·ly adv.
ten′der·ness n.
ten·der 2
(tĕn′dər)n.
1. A formal offer, as:
a. Law An offer to pay the amount due under a debt or obligation.
b. A written offer to contract goods or services at a specified cost or rate; a bid.
2. Something, especially money, offered in payment.
tr.v. ten·dered, ten·der·ing, ten·ders
1. To offer formally: tender a letter of resignation.
2. Law To offer (payment or performance) pursuant to an obligation.
[From French tendre, to offer, from Old French, from Latin tendere, to hold forth, extend; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
ten′der·er n.
tend·er 3
(tĕn′dər)n.
1. One who tends something: a lathe tender.
2. Nautical A vessel attendant on other vessels, especially one that ferries supplies between ship and shore.
3. A railroad car attached to the rear of a locomotive and designed to carry fuel and water.
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tender
(ˈtɛndə)adj
1. easily broken, cut, or crushed; soft; not tough: a tender steak.
2. easily damaged; vulnerable or sensitive: a tender youth; at a tender age.
3. having or expressing warm and affectionate feelings: a tender smile.
4. kind, merciful, or sympathetic: a tender heart.
5. arousing warm feelings; touching: a tender memory.
6. gentle and delicate: a tender breeze.
7. requiring care in handling; ticklish: a tender question.
8. painful or sore: a tender wound.
9. sensitive to moral or spiritual feelings: a tender conscience.
10. (foll by: of) careful or protective: tender of one's emotions.
11. (Nautical Terms) (of a sailing vessel) easily keeled over by a wind; crank. Compare stiff10
vb
(tr) rare
a. to make tender
b. to treat tenderly
[C13: from Old French tendre, from Latin tener delicate]
ˈtenderly adv
ˈtenderness n
tender
(ˈtɛndə)vb
1. (tr) to give, present, or offer: to tender one's resignation; tender a bid.
2. (Commerce) (foll by: for) to make a formal offer or estimate for (a job or contract)
3. (Law) (tr) law to offer (money or goods) in settlement of a debt or claim
n
4. the act or an instance of tendering; offer
5. (Commerce) commerce a formal offer to supply specified goods or services at a stated cost or rate
6. (Banking & Finance) something, esp money, used as an official medium of payment: legal tender.
[C16: from Anglo-French tendre, from Latin tendere to extend; see tend1]
ˈtenderable adj
ˈtenderer n
tender
(ˈtɛndə)n
1. (Nautical Terms) a small boat, such as a dinghy, towed or carried by a yacht or ship
2. (Railways) a vehicle drawn behind a steam locomotive to carry the fuel and water
3. an ancillary vehicle used to carry supplies, spare parts, etc, for a mobile operation, such as an outside broadcast
4. a person who tends
[C15: variant of attender]
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ten•der1
(ˈtɛn dər) adj. -der•er, -der•est,
v. adj.
1. soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
2. weak or delicate in constitution; not strong or hardy.
3. (of plants) unable to withstand freezing temperatures.
4. young or immature: children of tender age.
5. delicate or gentle: the tender touch of her hand.
6. easily moved to sympathy or compassion: a tender heart.
7. affectionate or sentimental: a tender glance.
8. acutely or painfully sensitive: a tender bruise.
9. easily distressed: a tender conscience.
10. of a delicate or ticklish nature; requiring careful handling: a tender subject.
v.t.12. to make tender.
13. Archaic. to regard or treat tenderly.
[1175–1225; Middle English, variant of tendre < Old French < Latin tenerum, acc. of tener tender]
ten′der•ly, adv.
ten′der•ness, n.
ten•der2
(ˈtɛn dər)v.t.
1. to present formally for acceptance; make formal offer of: to tender one's resignation.
2. to offer or proffer.
3. Law. to offer (money, goods, etc.) in payment of an obligation and in exact accordance with its terms.
v.i.4. to make or submit a bid (often fol. by for).
n.5. an offer of something for acceptance.
6. something tendered or offered, esp. money, as in payment.
7. an offer made in writing by one party to another to execute certain work, supply certain commodities, etc., at a given cost.
8. Law. an offer of money, goods, etc., in satisfaction of a debt.
[1535–45; earlier tendre < Anglo-French]
ten′der•er, n.
tend•er3
(ˈtɛn dər)n.
1. a person who attends to or takes charge of someone or something.
2. an auxiliary ship employed to attend one or more other ships, as for supplying provisions.
3. a dinghy carried or towed by a yacht.
4. a railroad car attached to a steam locomotive for carrying fuel and water.
[1425–75; late Middle English; orig. aph. variant of attender]
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tender
Past participle: tendered
Gerund: tendering
| Imperative |
|---|
| tender |
| tender |
| Present |
|---|
| I tender |
| you tender |
| he/she/it tenders |
| we tender |
| you tender |
| they tender |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I tendered |
| you tendered |
| he/she/it tendered |
| we tendered |
| you tendered |
| they tendered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am tendering |
| you are tendering |
| he/she/it is tendering |
| we are tendering |
| you are tendering |
| they are tendering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have tendered |
| you have tendered |
| he/she/it has tendered |
| we have tendered |
| you have tendered |
| they have tendered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was tendering |
| you were tendering |
| he/she/it was tendering |
| we were tendering |
| you were tendering |
| they were tendering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had tendered |
| you had tendered |
| he/she/it had tendered |
| we had tendered |
| you had tendered |
| they had tendered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will tender |
| you will tender |
| he/she/it will tender |
| we will tender |
| you will tender |
| they will tender |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have tendered |
| you will have tendered |
| he/she/it will have tendered |
| we will have tendered |
| you will have tendered |
| they will have tendered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be tendering |
| you will be tendering |
| he/she/it will be tendering |
| we will be tendering |
| you will be tendering |
| they will be tendering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been tendering |
| you have been tendering |
| he/she/it has been tendering |
| we have been tendering |
| you have been tendering |
| they have been tendering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been tendering |
| you will have been tendering |
| he/she/it will have been tendering |
| we will have been tendering |
| you will have been tendering |
| they will have been tendering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been tendering |
| you had been tendering |
| he/she/it had been tendering |
| we had been tendering |
| you had been tendering |
| they had been tendering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would tender |
| you would tender |
| he/she/it would tender |
| we would tender |
| you would tender |
| they would tender |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have tendered |
| you would have tendered |
| he/she/it would have tendered |
| we would have tendered |
| you would have tendered |
| they would have tendered |
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tender
Describes plants damaged by freezing temperatures.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  tender - something that can be used as an official medium of paymentmedium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region food stamp - a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food |
| 2. |  tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of anothercompanion - one paid to accompany or assist or live with another assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" baggageman - an attendant who takes care of baggage batman - an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer bellboy, bellhop, bellman - someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels bridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding caddie, golf caddie - an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player checker - an attendant who checks coats or baggage courtier - an attendant at the court of a sovereign cupbearer - the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine equerry - a personal attendant of the British royal family escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone esquire - (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood famulus - a close attendant (as to a scholar) gillie - a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief groomsman - a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding lifeguard, lifesaver - an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents linkboy, linkman - (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets loader - an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game matron of honor - a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding hospital attendant, orderly - a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients orderly - a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" varlet, page - in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood page - a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings racker - an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack rocker - an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle second - the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match servitor - someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else squire - young nobleman attendant on a knight gallant, squire - a man who attends or escorts a woman flight attendant, steward - an attendant on an airplane litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer - one who helps carry a stretcher trainbearer - one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion | |
| 3. |  tender - a formal proposal to buy at a specified priceoffering, offer - something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" overbid - a bid that is higher than preceding bids buyout bid - a bid to buy all of a person's holdings | |
| 4. | tender - car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water railcar, railroad car, railway car, car - a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails" | |
| 5. |  tender - a boat for communication between ship and shoreboat - a small vessel for travel on water gig - tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain | |
| 6. |  tender - ship that usually provides supplies to other shipsship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
| Verb | 1. | tender - offer or present for acceptance gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| 2. |  tender - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"auction sale, vendue, auction - the public sale of something to the highest bidder by-bid - bid on behalf of someone else subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares" overbid - bid more than the object is worth underbid - bid too low outbid - bid higher than others underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder | |
| 3. | tender - make a tender of; in legal settlements proffer, offer - present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink" | |
| 4. | tender - make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | |
| Adj. | 1. | tender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children" tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character" |
| 2. | tender - hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness" | |
| 3. | tender - young and immature; "at a tender age" young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" | |
| 4. | tender - having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances" | |
| 5. | tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef" comestible, eatable, edible - suitable for use as food tough - resistant to cutting or chewing | |
| 6. |  tender - physically untoughened; "tender feet"weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" toughened, tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" | |
| 7. | tender - (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail boat - a small vessel for travel on water unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" | |
| 8. | tender - (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots" plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" |
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tender
1adjective
1. gentle, loving, kind, caring, warm, sympathetic, fond, sentimental, humane, affectionate, compassionate, benevolent, considerate, merciful, amorous, warm-hearted, tenderhearted, softhearted, touchy-feely (informal) tender, loving care
gentle hard, harsh, tough, cruel, brutal, insensitive, unkind, inhuman, unsympathetic, uncaring, pitiless, hard-hearted, cold-hearted
3. vulnerable, young, sensitive, new, green, raw, youthful, inexperienced, immature, callow, impressionable, unripe, wet behind the ears (informal) He had become attracted to the game at the tender age of seven.
vulnerable mature, grown-up, experienced, worldly, seasoned, advanced, sophisticated, elderly, worldly-wise
tender
2verb
tender for something put in a bid for, quote a price for, give a quote for, give an estimate for, propose a price for He tendered for and was awarded the contract.
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tender 1
adjectiveOf a kindly, considerate character:
tender 2
nounverbTo put before another for acceptance:
Idioms: come forward with, lay at someone's feet, lay before.
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Translations
المُعْتَنيرَقيق، لَطيف، مُحِبرَقيق، مُرْهَفطَريلَطِيف
něžnýošetřovatelpřísunový člunbolestivýcitlivý
mørømømttendervogter
aristavaarkaemälaivaesittäähellä
nježan
kirakóhajó
afgreiîslumaîur, baròjónnástúîlegur, blíîurmjúkur, meyrskipsbátur, ferjaviîkvæmur
柔らかい炭水車過敏優しい
부드러운
tener
jutīgsliegsmaigsmīkstsmīlošs
ošetrovateľprísunový čln
mehekneženobčutljiv
ljuvmörömömtålig
อ่อนโยน
mềm
tender
1 [ˈtendəʳ]
B. VT (frm) (= proffer) [+ money] → ofrecer; [+ thanks] → dar
he tendered his resignation → presentó su dimisión
tender
2 [ˈtendəʳ] N
tender
3 [ˈtendəʳ] ADJ
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tender
[ˈtɛndər]
adj
(= gentle and caring) [kiss, gesture, moment] → tendre; [person] → tendre, affectueux/euse; [smile] → affectueux/euse; [voice] → doux(douce)
tender, loving care → affection f
(= young) [age] → tendre
at the tender age of → à l'âge tendre de
(= not tough) [meat, beans] → tendre
(= delicate) [plants, shoots] → tendre
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tender1
(ˈtendə) adjective1. soft; not hard or tough. The meat is tender.
2. sore; painful when touched. His injured leg is still tender.
3. loving; gentle. She had a tender heart.
ˈtenderness nounˈtenderly adverbin a loving and gentle manner. He kissed her tenderly.
ˌtender-ˈhearted adjectivekind and sympathetic; easily made to feel pity.
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tender
→ لَطِيف něžný kærlig zart τρυφερός tierno pehmeä tendre nježan tenero 柔らかい 부드러운 gevoelig mør czuły afável нежный ömtålig อ่อนโยน yumuşak mềm 温柔的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ten·der
a. sensitivo-a al tacto o la palpación;
___ points → puntos neurálgicos
[soft] blando-a, tierno-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tender
adj (sore) dolorido, adolorido (Amer), que duele al tocar
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