Word Frequency
Translations for 'proffer'
- British English: proffer If you proffer something to someone, you hold it towards them so that they can take it or touch it. VERBHe took the proffered hand and shook it.
- Brazilian Portuguese: estender
- Chinese: 递上递遞上
- European Spanish: ofrecer
- French: tendre
- German: hinhalten
- Italian: porgere
- Japanese: 差し出す
- Korean: 내밀다
- Portuguese: estender
- Spanish: ofrecer
Example Sentences Including 'proffer'
Her skin is as smooth as the china cups which we humbly proffer up towards her.LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)
I was not here to proffer the olive branch; nor for that matter was I guaranteed to receive it.MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
Is there no one getting on to the NFU to proffer help and solidarity when things are so bad?Country Life (2004)
Later in the week, he would proffer some well-chosen words on the need to kick-start the Scottish economy.Times, Sunday Times (2004)
On a typical lunchtime, the chef would proffer a beautiful one-and-a-half pound lobster freshly caught off Dunnet Head.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
The same day Reeves moved into the building, the owner of the restaurant, a native of Hong Kong, came up to proffer his greetings.Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories
Two attempts to proffer the carrot -- Dahlerus and Venlo -- had failed, so now Hitler determined to use the stick.THE HITLER-HESS DECEPTION (2003)
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