[
US
/ˈtɛndɝ/
]
[ UK /tˈɛndɐ/ ]
[ UK /tˈɛndɐ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
physically untoughened
tender feet -
young and immature
at a tender age -
hurting
the tender spot on his jaw -
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
a tender smile
tender memories
a tender heart
a tender mother
tender loving care -
easy to cut or chew
tender beef -
(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
tender green shoots -
having or displaying warmth or affection
affectionate children
a tender glance
a fond embrace
fond of his nephew - (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
VERB
- offer or present for acceptance
-
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
tenderize meat -
propose a payment
The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting - make a tender of; in legal settlements
NOUN
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
How To Use tender In A Sentence
- Within five years, a unified currency in 1933 the "central" issue of "legal tender" currency has been relatively stable, so Donglai Bank has to resume business.
- Bake at 350 until barley is tender and has absorbed liquid, about 1 - 1 1/2 hour. Archive 2006-11-01
- It will be given a tender from another departed locomotive and regain its former Sierra appearance.
- The radiant beauty of the score, and the warm tenderness at the heart of it, are very moving.
- I still see Mr. Berman's portable shtender in the shul and I have to smile because I immediately see his warm gentle smile and think about how fortunate I was to have met your father.
- It was a smile Elizabeth had never seen on her husband's face before; one so full of love and tenderness that her heart melted.
- I felt something akin to the tender hatred one can sense when staring hard at a photograph of oneself.
- We are the tender love in the world.
- That will help you because then you will be able to include it in tenders for work and so on. Times, Sunday Times
- Interest rates would then rise as the central bank increased its discount rate to discourage borrowing and the demands for legal tender.