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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4672 COCA: 4225

tender
1 tender /ˈtɛndɚ/ adjective
tenderer; tenderest
1 tender
/ˈtɛndɚ/
adjective
tenderer; tenderest
Learner's definition of TENDER
[or more tender; most tender]
1 
: very loving and gentle : showing affection and love for someone or something慈爱的；温和的；亲切的
2 
of food : easy to chew or bite : not tough（食品）细嫩的，柔嫩的
3 
: painful when touched : sore一触即疼的；疼痛的；敏感的
4 
: easily damaged : delicate and weak纤弱的；脆弱的；易损的
— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

tender loving care

: extra attention to make someone or something look or feel better体贴入微的关怀；亲切照料；细心看护

tender (young) age

: a very young age幼年；幼小的年纪

— tenderly

adverb [more tenderly; most tenderly]

— tenderness

noun [noncount]
2 tender /ˈtɛndɚ/ verb
tenders; tendered; tendering
2 tender
/ˈtɛndɚ/
verb
tenders; tendered; tendering
Learner's definition of TENDER
1 
[+ object] formal : to give or offer (something, such as a payment or a letter)提交，提供（钱款或信函等）
2 
[no object] British : to offer to do work or to provide goods for a particular price : to make a bid for something投标（承包） — + for
3 tender /ˈtɛndɚ/ noun
plural tenders
3 tender
/ˈtɛndɚ/
noun
plural tenders
Learner's definition of TENDER
[count] US, informal
: a small piece of chicken meat that is usually cooked by being breaded and fried（通常裹有面包屑的）炸鸡块
— compare 4tender
4 tender /ˈtɛndɚ/ noun
plural tenders
4 tender
/ˈtɛndɚ/
noun
plural tenders
Learner's definition of TENDER
[count]
1 
: a ship that carries passengers or cargo between the shore and a larger ship（来往于堤岸和大船之间运送乘客和货物的）驳运船，补给船，供应船
2 
: a car that is attached to a train and that carries fuel and water（火车的）煤水车
— see also legal tender
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4672 COCA: 4225

tender

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adjective

ten·​der ˈten-dər How to pronounce tender (audio)
1
: marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond, loving
a tender lover
2
a
: showing care : considerate, solicitous
tender regard
b
: highly susceptible to impressions or emotions : impressionable
a tender conscience
3
a
: easily chewed : succulent
b
: having a soft or yielding texture : easily broken, cut, or damaged : delicate, fragile
tender feet
4
a
: sensitive to touch or palpation
the bruise was still tender
b
: sensitive to injury or insult : touchy
tender pride
c
: demanding careful and sensitive handling : ticklish
a tender situation
d
of a boat : easily tipped by an external force
5
a
: physically weak : not able to endure hardship
b
: immature, young
children of tender age
c
: incapable of resisting cold : not hardy
tender perennials
6
a
: appropriate or conducive to a delicate or sensitive constitution or character : gentle, mild
tender breeding
tender irony
b
: delicate or soft in quality or tone
never before heard the piano sound so tender Elva S. Daniels
7
obsolete : dear, precious
tenderly adverb

tender

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verb (1)

tendered; tendering ˈten-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce tender (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to present for acceptance : offer
tendered my resignation
2
: to make a tender of

intransitive verb

: to make a bid or tender

tender

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noun (1)

often attributive
1
: an unconditional offer of money or service in satisfaction of a debt or obligation made to save a penalty or forfeiture for nonpayment or nonperformance
2
: an offer or proposal made for acceptance: such as
a
: an offer of a bid for a contract
b
: tender offer
3
: something that may be offered in payment
specifically : money

tender

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noun (2)

: an often breaded strip of usually breast meat
chicken tenders
also : the tenderloin of a chicken

tender

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noun (3)

tend·​er ˈten-dər How to pronounce tender (audio)
: one that tends: such as
a(1)
: a ship employed to attend other ships (as to supply provisions)
(2)
: a boat for communication or transportation between shore and a larger ship
(3)
: a warship that provides logistic support
b
: a car attached to a steam locomotive for carrying a supply of fuel and water

tender

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verb (2)

tendered; tendering ˈten-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce tender (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to make tender : soften, weaken
2
archaic : to regard or treat with tenderness

intransitive verb

: to become tender

tender

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noun (4)

obsolete
: consideration, regard

Synonyms

Adjective

Verb (1)

Noun (1)

Example Sentences

Adjective He gave her a tender look. She was tender and loving with her new child. Cook the pasta until it is just tender. Her wrist was swollen and tender.

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English tendre, tender, borrowed from Anglo-French tendre, going back to Latin tener "soft, delicate (of persons or parts of the body), immature, yielding easily, sensitive," probably by metathesis from *terenos or *terunos, going back to Indo-European, whence also Greek térēn "soft, tender," Sanskrit taruṇa- "young, tender, fresh," Avestan tauruna- "young," (as noun) "boy"

Note: Macrobius (early 5th century), in his Saturnalia, quotes Favorinus (ca. 80-160 a.d.) as claiming that terenus meant mollis ("soft") in Sabine; this form would support the hypothesis of metathesis in Latin tener. Ernout and Meillet (Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine, 4th edition, Paris, 1979) reject this etymology without comment, citing instead a possible connection with the ten- of tenēre, tendere, tenuis (see tenant entry 1, tender entry 3, thin entry 1).

Verb (1)

Middle English tendren, probably in part derivative of tendur tender entry 3, in part borrowed from its source, Anglo-French tendre

Note: The apparent use of the Anglo-French nominalized infinitive as an inflected verb in Middle English is paralleled by render entry 2. Cf. tend entry 1, a more regular borrowing of the stem of the same verb, in a different sense.

Noun (1)

Middle English tendur "grant of a license," borrowed from Anglo-French tendre "offer, offer in satisfaction of a debt," noun derivative from infinitive of tendre "to stretch, hold out, offer (a suit, plea, money), grant," going back to Latin tendere "to extend outward, stretch, spread out, direct (one's course), aim (at a purpose)," going back to Indo-European *ten- "stretch, extend" + *-d- (or *-dh-), suffixal extension of uncertain origin — more at tenant entry 1

Note: See note at tenant entry 1. The original past participle of tendere is tentus, which would appear to continue an Indo-European verbal adjective *tn̥-tos, whence also Greek tatós, derived directly from the base *ten- rather than from *tend-. The form tentus was largely replaced by tensus, presumably from *tend-tos, a regular derivative of the new formation tend-.

Noun (2)

probably short for tenderloin

Noun (3)

tend entry 2 + -er entry 2

Verb (2)

Middle English tendren "to become tender, care for, be concerned about," derivative of tender, tendre tender entry 1

Noun (4)

probably noun derivative of tender entry 1 or of tender entry 6 in sense "to be solicitous of"

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Noun (1)

circa 1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1955, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1675, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (4)

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tender was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing tender

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4672 COCA: 4225
tender

noun

 (especially BrE) ADJECTIVE | VERB + TENDER | TENDER + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤highest, lowest最高價格的／最低價格的投標▸➤successful成功的投標▸➤competitive競爭性投標◇The contract was put out to competitive tender.合同付諸競標。➤open, private, public公開招標；非公開招標VERB + TENDER➤make, put in, submit進行投標；提交標書▸➤invite, put sth out to, seek招標；就⋯進行招標◇The government invited tenders for a project to computerize the social security system.政府就社會保障系統計算機化項目進行了招標。➤go out to對外招標◇The building of the new school will go out to tender.新校的建設將對外招標。➤win中標▸➤lose輸掉投標▸➤accept接受投標TENDER + NOUN➤offer投標出價；兼併要約▸➤document投標文件▸➤price投標價格PREPOSITION➤by tender以投標方式◇The property is to be sold by tender.那處房產將以投標方式出售。
tender

adjective¹

 1kind and loving親切VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, feel, seem親切；感到溫柔；顯得慈愛▸➤become變得親切ADVERB➤achingly, very非常溫柔◇The letters to Penelope are achingly tender.給佩內洛普的信充滿柔情蜜意。➤almost近乎親切◇Her expression became soft, almost tender.她的表情緩和下來，幾近溫柔。PREPOSITION➤towards/toward對⋯親切◇He felt tender and loving towards / toward her.他對她滿心柔情蜜意。
tender

adjective²

 2soft and easy to cut/bite柔嫩VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, seem柔嫩；好像柔嫩▸➤become變得柔嫩ADVERB➤beautifully, deliciously, exceptionally, meltingly, very非常柔嫩；鮮嫩；極為柔嫩◇This meat is beautifully tender.這肉非常鮮嫩。➤just剛好柔嫩◇Boil the potatoes in salted water until just tender.把土豆放在鹽水中煮到剛好變軟。➤almost差不多柔嫩
tender

adjective³

 3painful when touched有觸痛感VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, feel, look觸痛；感覺痛；好像一觸就痛◇The back of my neck feels very tender.我的脖頸兒一碰就痛得要命。➤become變得一觸即痛ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常易痛▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些易痛

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