Tender

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English

Adjective

Tender (comparative tenderer, superlative tenderest)

  1. Sensitive or painful to be touched.
    • 1597, William Shakespeare, All's Well that Ends Well, 3,2:
      […] poore Lord, is't I
      That chaſe thee from thy Countrie, and expoſe
      Thoſe tender limbes of thine […]
    • 2006, Mike Myers (as the voice of the title character in the movie), Shrek.
      Be careful, that area is tender .
  2. (of food) Soft and easily chewed.
    • 2001, Joey Pantolino (character in the movie), The Matrix.
      The matrix is telling my brain this steak is tender, succulent, and juicy.
  3. Fond, loving, gentle, sweet
    Suzanne was such a tender and sweet mother to her children.

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Verb

Tender (third-person singular simple present Tenders, present participle Tendering, simple past and past participle Tendered)

  1. (now rare) To make tender or delicate; to weaken.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, vol. I, New York 2001, p. 233:
      To such as are wealthy, live plenteously, at ease, [...] these viands are to be forborne, if they be inclined to, or suspect melancholy, as they tender their healths [...].
    • ca. 1947, Putnam Fadeless Dyes [flyer packaged with granulated dye]:
      Putnam Fadeless Dyes will not injure any material. Boiling water does tender some materials. [...] Also, silk fibers are very tender when wet and care should be take not to boil them too vigorously.
  2. To feel tenderly towards; to regard fondly.
    • 1597, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 3,1 (First Folio edition):
      And ſo good Capulet, which name I tender
      As dearely as my owne, be ſatisfied.

Noun

Tender (plural Tenders)
  1. (obsolete) Someone who tends or waits on someone.
  2. A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel.
  3. (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
    submarine tender
    destroyer tender
  4. (nautical) A boat used for transportation between a ship and shore.

Verb

Tender (third-person singular simple present Tenders, present participle Tendering, simple past and past participle Tendered)

  1. (formal) To offer, to give.
    • tender one’s resignation
    • 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
      I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.
  2. To offer a payment, as at sales or auctions.
    • In business law, a tender offer is an invitation to shareholders of a corporation to tender, or exchange, their shares in return for a monetary buy-out.

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Noun

Tender (plural Tenders)
  1. A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
    Your credit card has been declined. You need to provide some other tender such as cash.
  2. (law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
    We will submit our tender to you within the week.

Adverbs for Tender

affectionately; maternally; infinitely; mercifully; passionately; amorously; impulsively; impetuously; eagerly; amiably; gently; curiously; naturally; oddly; unexpectedly; lovingly; caressingly.

Thesaurus

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Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈtɛn.də(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"tEn.d@(r)/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈtɛn.dɚ/, SAMPA: /"tEn.d@`/
    Audio (US)noicon(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛndə(r)
  • Hyphenation: ten‧der

Etymology 1

From Old French tendre, from Latin tener (“soft, delicate”).

Etymology 2

From tend.

Etymology 3

From Middle French tendre (“stretch out”).

Translations

Adjective

sensitive or painful
soft and easily chewed
fond, loving, gentle, sweet
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Noun

fuel-carrying railroad car
nautical: ship functioning as mobile base for other ships
nautical: a boat used for transportation btw a ship and the shore

Verb

formal: offer, give
offer a payment

Noun

means of payment
law: an offer to buy or sell something

See also

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

tender

  1. apocopic form of tendere

Polish

Noun

Tender m.

  1. tender (a railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel)

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈtɛndɛr/

Declension

    declension of Tender
singular plural
nominative tender tendry
genitive tendra tendrów
dative tendrowi tendrom
accusative tender tendry
instrumental tendrem tendrami
locative tendrze tendrach
vocative tendrze tendry

Spanish

Verb

Tender (first-person singular present tiendo, first-person singular preterite tendí, past participle tendido)

  1. (transitive) to spread, to stretch out
  2. (transitive) to lay (cable)
  3. (transitive) to make (a bed)
  4. (transitive) to hang up (clothes)
  5. (transitive) to build (a bridge across an expanse)
  6. (transitive) to extend (the hand)
  7. (transitive) to floor (with a punch), to stretch out
  8. (transitive) to cast (a net)
  9. (transitive) to set (a trap)
  10. (transitive) to coat (with plaster)
  11. (intransitive) to tend to, to have a tendency
  12. (reflexive) to lay oneself down

Etymology

Latin tendere, present active infinitive of tendō.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tender (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables.
infinitive tender
gerund tendiendo
past participle tendido
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú él/ella
usted 		nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tiendo tiendes tiende tendemos tendéis tienden
imperfect tendía tendías tendía tendíamos tendíais tendían
preterite tendí tendiste tendió tendimos tendisteis tendieron
future tenderé tenderás tenderá tenderemos tenderéis tenderán
conditional tendería tenderías tendería tenderíamos tenderíais tenderían
subjunctive yo tú él/ella
usted 		nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tienda tiendas tienda tendamos tendáis tiendan
imperfect
(ra) 		tendiera tendieras tendiera tendiéramos tendierais tendieran
imperfect
(se) 		tendiese tendieses tendiese tendiésemos tendieseis tendiesen
future tendiere tendieres tendiere tendiéremos tendiereis tendieren
imperative — tú usted nosotros vosotros ustedes
affirmative tiende tienda tendamos tended tiendan
negative no tiendas no tienda no tendamos no tendáis no tiendan
Other verbs with this conjugation: {{#categorytree:Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation e-ie)|namespaces="-"|depth=0|class="derivedterms"}}


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