offer your hand

offer your hand
offer your ˈhand idiom
(formal) to hold out your hand for sb to shake
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  • offer — of|fer1 W1S1 [ˈɔfə US ˈo:fər, ˈa: ] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: offrir, from Latin offerre, from ferre to carry ] 1.) [T] to ask someone if they would like to have something, or to hold something out to them so that they can take it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • offer — 1 verb 1 (T) to say that you are willing to give someone something, or to hold something out to them so that they can take it: offer sb sth: You haven t offered Grandma any ice cream. | They offered him a very good job but he turned it down. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • offer — of|fer1 [ ɔfər, afər ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to let someone know that you will give them something if they want it: offer someone something: They haven t offered me the job yet. offer something to someone: He had offered cocaine to an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • offer */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɒfə(r)] / US [ˈɔfər] / US [ˈɑfər] verb Word forms offer : present tense I/you/we/they offer he/she/it offers present participle offering past tense offered past participle offered Ways of offering something to someone, and of accepting or… …   English dictionary

  • Your Five Gallants — is a Jacobean comedy by Thomas Middleton. It falls into the sub genre of city comedy. Allusions in the play point to a date of authorship of 1607.The play was entered into the Stationers Register on March 22, 1608. The quarto published by… …   Wikipedia

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