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adjective | verb | noun tendertender1 /ˈtɛndɚ/ ●●○ adjective ETYMOLOGYtender1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French tendre, from Latin tener soft, young ► at the tender age of Wayne began working in the family store at the tender age of five. THESAURUSif part of your body is painful, you feel pain in it► painfulif part of your body is painful, you feel pain in it: Jim’s knee was still painful where he had fallen on it. ► tender painful when touched: Your arm may be tender for a few days after the shot. ► stiff painful and difficult to move: I woke up with a stiff neck after sleeping on the airplane. ► aching painful in a way that continues but is not too strong. Used especially about muscles and heads: After a day of standing on her feet, she just wanted someone to rub her aching back. ► sore painful as a result of an infection or too much exercise: My throat is really sore. I think I’m catching a cold. It’s common for runners to have sore leg muscles. ► raw painful, red, and sore. Used especially about skin that has been rubbed too much: I worked in the garden all day, and now my hands are red and raw. the feeling you have when part of your body hurts► painthe feeling you have when part of your body hurts: An ear infection can cause a lot of pain. He felt a sharp pain in his leg. ► ache pain that continues without stopping, especially one that is not very bad: Josh had a dull ache in his back from moving boxes all day. ► soreness pain in a part of your body that you have used too much or that is infected: When you exercise, your muscles produce lactic acid, and it is this that causes muscle soreness. ► tenderness pain that you feel in a part of your body when it is touched, because it is injured or infected: The medication will help with the swelling and tenderness in your foot. ► twinge a pain that only lasts a short time: Carla felt a twinge in her back as she bent over. ► discomfort formal slight painful or unpleasant feelings in your body: Women who are eight or nine months pregnant often suffer discomfort that prevents them from sleeping. ► throbbing a pain or pressure that comes and goes away in a regular pattern, like the beating of your heart: The throbbing in his ankle was getting slightly better. ► suffering a long period of mental or physical pain that does not go away: When an animal is so sick that it cannot get better, it is best to let it die and end its suffering. ► agony extremely bad pain: During the Civil War, many patients had to suffer through the agony of surgery without anesthetic. 1easy to cut and eat, especially because of being well cooked OPP tough: a tender steak2gentle and careful in a way that shows love: a tender kiss3a tender part of your body is painful if someone touches it: My arm is still a little tender.► see thesaurus at painful4easily damaged: tender young plants5tender loving care sympathetic treatment and a lot of attention SYN TLC6a tender age humorous or literary the time when you are young or do not have much experience: Wayne began working in the family store at the tender age of five.—tenderly adverb—tenderness noun [uncountable]► see thesaurus at pain1 adjective | verb | noun tendertender2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYtender2Origin: 1500-1600 French tendre to hold out, offer, from Latin tendere; ➔ TEND VERB TABLEtender |
| Present | I, you, we, they | tender | | he, she, it | tenders | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tendered | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tendered | | he, she, it | has tendered | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tendered | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tender | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tendered |
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| Present | I | am tendering | | he, she, it | is tendering | | you, we, they | are tendering | | Past | I, he, she, it | was tendering | | you, we, they | were tendering | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tendering | | he, she, it | has been tendering | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tendering | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tendering | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tendering |
► tendered They tendered him a $3.5 million offer to play next season. ► tendered ... resignation She tendered her resignation (=officially said that she was going to leave her job) on Friday. 1formal to formally offer something to someone, especially in business: tender something to somebody About 66% of the corporation’s shares have been tendered to the phone company. They tendered him a $3.5 million offer to play next season. She tendered her resignation (=officially said that she was going to leave her job) on Friday.2old-fashioned to give money as a payment adjective | verb | noun tendertender3 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYtender3Origin: (1) 1500-1600 tender (2-3) 1400-1500 ➔ TEND (2-3) 1a small boat that takes people or supplies between the shore and a larger boat2old-fashioned part of a steam train used for carrying coal and water for the engine → see also bartender, legal tender, tender offer |