tender (redirected from tendered)

ten·der ¹  (tndr)

adj. ten·der·er, ten·der·est

1.

a. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile: a tender petal.

b. Easily chewed or cut: tender beef.

2. Young and vulnerable: of tender age.

3. Frail; delicate.

4. Sensitive to frost or severe cold; not hardy: tender green shoots.

5.

a. Easily hurt; sensitive: tender skin.

b. Painful; sore: a tender tooth.

6.

a. Considerate and protective; solicitous: a tender mother; his tender concern.

b. Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving: a tender glance; a tender ballad.

c. Given to sympathy or sentimentality; soft: a tender heart.

7. Nautical Likely to heel easily under sail; crank.

tr.v. ten·dered, ten·der·ing, ten·ders

1. To make tender.

2. Archaic To treat with tender regard.

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[Middle English, from Old French tendre, from Latin tener; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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tender·ly adv.

tender·ness n.

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ten·der ²  (tndr)

n.

1. A formal offer, as:

a. Law An offer of money or service in payment of an obligation.

b. A written offer to contract goods or services at a specified cost or rate; a bid.

2. Something, especially money, offered in payment.

tr.v. ten·dered, ten·der·ing, ten·ders

To offer formally: tender a letter of resignation. See Synonyms at offer.

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[From French tendre, to offer, from Old French, from Latin tendere, to hold forth, extend; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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tender·er n.

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tend·er ³  (tndr)

n.

1. One who tends something: a lathe tender.

2. Nautical A vessel attendant on other vessels, especially one that ferries supplies between ship and shore.

3. A railroad car attached to the rear of a locomotive and designed to carry fuel and water.

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tender¹

adj

1. easily broken, cut, or crushed; soft; not tough a tender steak

2. easily damaged; vulnerable or sensitive a tender youth at a tender age

3. having or expressing warm and affectionate feelings a tender smile

4. kind, merciful, or sympathetic a tender heart

5. arousing warm feelings; touching a tender memory

6. gentle and delicate a tender breeze

7. requiring care in handling; ticklish a tender question

8. painful or sore a tender wound

9. sensitive to moral or spiritual feelings a tender conscience

10. (postpositive; foll by of) careful or protective tender of one's emotions

11. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (of a sailing vessel) easily keeled over by a wind; crank Compare stiff [10]

vb

(tr) Rare

a.  to make tender

b.  to treat tenderly

[from Old French tendre, from Latin tener delicate]

tenderly  adv

tenderness  n

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tender²

vb

1. (tr) to give, present, or offer to tender one's resignation tender a bid

2. (Business / Commerce) (intr; foll by for) to make a formal offer or estimate for (a job or contract)

3. (Law) (tr) Law to offer (money or goods) in settlement of a debt or claim

n

1. the act or an instance of tendering; offer

2. (Business / Commerce) Commerce a formal offer to supply specified goods or services at a stated cost or rate

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) something, esp money, used as an official medium of payment legal tender

[from Anglo-French tendre, from Latin tendere to extend; see tend¹]

tenderable  adj

tenderer  n

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tender³

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a small boat, such as a dinghy, towed or carried by a yacht or ship

2. (Transport / Railways) a vehicle drawn behind a steam locomotive to carry the fuel and water

3. an ancillary vehicle used to carry supplies, spare parts, etc., for a mobile operation, such as an outside broadcast

4. a person who tends

[variant of attender]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tender - something that can be used as an official medium of payment legal tender, stamp medium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region food stamp - a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food
	2.	tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another attendant, attender companion - one paid to accompany or assist or live with another assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" baggageman - an attendant who takes care of baggage batman - an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer bellboy, bellhop, bellman - someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels bridesmaid, maid of honor - an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding caddie, golf caddie - an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player checker - an attendant who checks coats or baggage courtier - an attendant at the court of a sovereign cupbearer - the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine equerry - a personal attendant of the British royal family escort - an attendant who is employed to accompany someone esquire - (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood famulus - a close attendant (as to a scholar) gillie - a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief groomsman - a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding lifeguard, lifesaver - an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents linkboy, linkman - (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets loader - an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game matron of honor - a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding hospital attendant, orderly - a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients orderly - a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform" varlet, page - in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood page - a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings racker - an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack rocker - an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle second - the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match servitor - someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else squire - young nobleman attendant on a knight gallant, squire - a man who attends or escorts a woman flight attendant, steward - an attendant on an airplane litter-bearer, stretcher-bearer - one who helps carry a stretcher trainbearer - one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion arouser, rouser, waker - someone who rouses others from sleep
	3.	tender - a formal proposal to buy at a specified price bid offering, offer - something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" overbid - a bid that is higher than preceding bids buyout bid - a bid to buy all of a person's holdings
	4.	tender - car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water railcar, railroad car, railway car, car - a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"
	5.	tender - a boat for communication between ship and shore pinnace, ship's boat, cutter boat - a small vessel for travel on water gig - tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
	6.	tender - ship that usually provides supplies to other ships supply ship ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Verb	1.	tender - offer or present for acceptance gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
	2.	tender - propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting" bid, offer auction sale, vendue, auction - the public sale of something to the highest bidder by-bid - bid on behalf of someone else subscribe - offer to buy, as of stocks and shares; "The broker subscribed 500 shares" overbid - bid more than the object is worth underbid - bid too low outbid - bid higher than others underbid - bid lower than a competing bidder
	3.	tender - make a tender of; in legal settlements proffer, offer - present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"
	4.	tender - make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat" tenderise, tenderize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.	1.	tender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children" tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
	2.	tender - hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" sore, sensitive, raw painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
	3.	tender - young and immature; "at a tender age" young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
	4.	tender - having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" affectionate, fond, lovesome, warm loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"
	5.	tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef" comestible, eatable, edible - suitable for use as food tough - resistant to cutting or chewing
	6.	tender - physically untoughened; "tender feet" untoughened weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" toughened, tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
	7.	tender - (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail crank, cranky, tippy boat - a small vessel for travel on water unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
	8.	tender - (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots" plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

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tender¹

adjective

1. gentle, loving, kind, caring, warm, sympathetic, fond, sentimental, humane, affectionate, compassionate, benevolent, considerate, merciful, amorous, warm-hearted, tenderhearted, softhearted, touchy-feely (informal) tender, loving care
gentle hard, harsh, tough, cruel, brutal, insensitive, unkind, inhuman, unsympathetic, uncaring, pitiless, hard-hearted, cold-hearted

2. romantic, moving, touching, emotional, sentimental, poignant, evocative, soppy (Brit. informal) a tragic, tender love story

3. vulnerable, young, sensitive, new, green, raw, youthful, inexperienced, immature, callow, impressionable, unripe, wet behind the ears (informal) He had become attracted to the game at the tender age of seven.
vulnerable mature, grown-up, experienced, worldly, seasoned, advanced, sophisticated, elderly, worldly-wise

4. not tough, done (informal), edible, succulent, chewable, easily chewed Cook until the meat is tender.
not tough strong, tough, hard, leathery

5. sensitive, painful, sore, smarting, raw, bruised, irritated, aching, inflamed My tummy felt very tender.

6. fragile, delicate, frail, soft, weak, feeble, breakable The newborn looked so fragile and tender.

7. difficult, sensitive, tricky, dangerous, complicated, risky, touchy, ticklish Even his continuing presence remains a tender issue.

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tender²

noun

offer, bid, estimate, proposal, suggestion, submission, proffer Builders will be asked to submit a tender for the work.

verb

offer, present, submit, give, suggest, propose, extend, volunteer, hand in, put forward, proffer She quickly tendered her resignation.

tender for something put in a bid for, quote a price for, give a quote for, give an estimate for, propose a price for He tendered for and was awarded the contract.

Translations

tender¹ [ˈtendəʳ]

A. N

1. (Comm) → oferta f
call for tender → propuesta f para licitación de obras
to put in or make a tender (for) → presentarse a concurso or a una licitación(para)
to put sth out to tender → sacar algo a concurso or a licitación

2. [of currency] legal tender → moneda f corriente or de curso legal

B. VT (frm) (= proffer) [+ money] → ofrecer; [+ thanks] → dar
he tendered his resignation → presentó su dimisión

C. VI (Comm) to tender (for) → presentarse a concurso or a una licitación(para)

D. CPD tender documents NPL → pliegos mpl de propuesta

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tender² [ˈtendəʳ] N

1. (Rail) → ténder m

2. (Naut) → gabarra f, embarcación f auxiliar

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tender³ [ˈtendəʳ] ADJ

1. (= gentle, affectionate) [person, expression, kiss, word] → tierno; [voice] → lleno de ternura
he gave her a tender smile → le sonrió tiernamente or con ternura
a child needs tender loving care → un niño necesita que le den cariño y que lo cuiden
to bid sb a tender farewell (liter) → despedirse de algn con ternura, dar a algn una cariñosa despedida

2. (esp hum) (= young) → tierno
at the tender age of seven → a la tierna edad de siete años
in spite of his tender years → a pesar de su tierna edad

3. (= sensitive, sore) → sensible, dolorido
the skin will be tender for a while → la piel te dolerá durante algún tiempo
tender to the touch → sensible al tacto

4. (Culin) [meat, vegetables] → tierno
cook the vegetables until tender → cocer las verduras hasta que estén or se pongan tiernas

5. (Bot) [plant] → delicado; [shoot] → tierno

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tender [ˈtɛndə^r]

adj

(= gentle and caring) [kiss, gesture, moment] → tendre; [person] → tendre, affectueux/euse; [smile] → affectueux/euse; [voice] → doux*(douce)
tender, loving care → affection f

(= young) [age] → tendre
at the tender age of → à l'âge tendre de

(= not tough) [meat, beans] → tendre

(= delicate) [plants, shoots] → tendre

(= sore) [skin, bruise, spot] → sensible
My feet are really tender → J'ai les pieds très sensibles.

n (COMMERCE) (= offer) → soumission f
to put in a tender for sth → faire une soumission pour qch
to put sth out to tender → mettre qch en adjudication

vt (= offer) [+ suggestion] → faire
to tender one's resignation → donner sa démission, remettre sa démission

tender for

vt fus (COMMERCE) → soumissionner à un appel d'offres
tender-hearted [ˌtɛndə^rˈhɑː^rtɪd] adj

(= good) → bon(ne)

(= sensitive) → sensible

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tender:

tenderfoot

n → Neuling m

tenderhearted

adj → gutherzig

tenderheartedness

n → Gutherzigkeit f

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tender¹

n

→ Hüter(in) m(f); (of sick person) → Pfleger(in) m(f); machine tender → Maschinenwart m

(Naut, Rail) → Tender m

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tender²

vt money, services, shares → (an)bieten, geben; thanks, apology → aussprechen; resignation → einreichen; “please tender exact fare” → „bitte Fahrgeld abgezählt bereithalten“

vi (Comm) → sich bewerben (for um)

n (Comm) → Angebot nt; to invite tenders for a job → Angebote pl → für eine Arbeit einholen; to put work out to tender → Arbeiten pl → ausschreiben; to put in a tender for something → ein Angebot für etw machen or einreichen; we won the tender → wir haben die Ausschreibung gewonnen; tender documents → Ausschreibungsunterlagen pl; tender price → Angebotspreis m; call for tender → Ausschreibung f

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tender³

adj

(= sore, easily hurt) spot, bruise → empfindlich; skin, plant → zart, empfindlich; (fig) subject → heikel; of tender years → im zarten Alter; at the tender age of 7 → im zarten Alter von 7 Jahren; she left home at a very tender age → sie verließ sehr früh ihr Elternhaus; my arm still feels tender → mein Arm ist noch sehr empfindlich; tender to the touch → berührungsempfindlich; she is a tender plant (fig) → sie ist ein zartes Pflänzchen

meat → zart; cook the carrots for about 10 minutes or until tender → die Möhren etwa 10 Minuten lang kochen oder bis sie weich sind

(= affectionate) person, voice, look → zärtlich, liebevoll; memories → lieb, zärtlich; heart → gut; gesture → sanft; kiss, embrace → zärtlich; tender loving care → Liebe und Zuneigung f; he gave her a tender smile → er lächelte sie zärtlich an; to bid somebody a tender farewell → liebevoll(en) or zärtlich(en) Abschied von jdm nehmen; in somebody’s tender care → in jds Obhut; to leave somebody to somebody’s tender mercies (iro) → jdn jds liebevollen Händen anvertrauen

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tender¹ [ˈtɛndəʳ] adj

a. → tenero/a
to bid sb a tender farewell → salutare qn con tenerezza

b. (sore, part of body) → sensibile, dolente (fig) (subject) → delicato/a
tender to the touch → sensibile al tatto

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tender² [ˈtɛndəʳ]

1. n

a. (Comm) → offerta
to make a tender (for), put in a tender (for) → fare un'offerta (per)
to put work out to tender (Brit) → dare lavoro in appalto

b. (Fin) to be legal tender → essere in corso legale

2. vt → presentare, offrire
to tender one's resignation (frm) → rassegnare le proprie dimissioni

3. vi (Comm) to tender (for) → fare un'offerta (per), concorrere a un appalto (per)

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tender³ [ˈtɛndəʳ] n (Rail, Naut) → tender m inv

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tender tend

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tender¹

adj tender [ˈtendə]

1 soft; not hard or tough The meat is tender. mals طَري мек měkký mør zart τρυφερός, μαλακός, απαλός tierno pehme نرم murea tendre עָדִין मुलायम, नरम mekan, nježan lágy, puha lunak mjúkur, meyr tenero 柔らかい 부드러운 minkštas mīksts; maigs lembut mals mør, bløt miękki tenro fraged мягкий mäkký mehek mek mör อ่อนนุ่ม yumuşak, körpe 嫩的 м'який نرم mềm 嫩的

2 sore; painful when touched His injured leg is still tender. gevoelig رَقيق، مُرْهَف болезнен citlivý, bolestivý øm empfindlich ευαίσθητος sensible, delicado; dolorido valulik دردناک arka sensible, douloureux רָגִיש दुखद osjetljiv érzékeny memar viðkvæmur sensibile 敏感な 만지면 아픈 jautrus, skaudus jutīgs; sāpīgs sakit gevoelig sår, øm chory, obolały dorido dureros, sensibil болезненный bolestivý občutljiv osetljiv öm มีความรู้สึกไว ağrılı, dokununca acıyan []敏感的；一觸即痛的 чутливий; вразливий نازک đau, gây đau 一触即痛的

3 loving; gentle She had a tender heart. lieftallige رَقيق، لَطيف، مُحِب нежен něžný kærligt; ømt weich τρυφερός, στοργικός tierno, afectuoso õrn, hell پر مهر hellä tendre רַחֲמָן प्रेममय blag, nježan gyengéd lemah lembut ástúðlegur, blíður tenero 優しい 애정이 깃든 švelnus maigs; mīlošs; liegs lembut liefhebbend kjærlig, øm czuły terno tan­dru нежный nežný nežen nežan öm, kärleksfull ที่แสดงถึงความรักใคร่ yumuşak, sevecen 溫柔的 ніжний, люблячий محبت کرنے والا، شريف đáng yêu 温柔的

n tenderness

lieftalligheid نَعومَه، لَطافَه، طَراوَه، لين нежност měkkost, něha, citlivost ømhed die Zartheit τρυφερότητα ternura hellus مهربانی؛ نرمی hellyys tendresse עֲדִינוּת नरमी, कोमला osjetljivost, blagost érzékenység; puhaság, lágyság; gyöngédség kelembutan blíða tenerezza 優しさ 부드러움 švelnumas maigums; jūtīgums kelembutan zachtheid ømhet; mørhet czułość ternura tandreţe нежность mäkkosť, neha nežnost nežnost ömhet (ความรู้สึก) รักใคร่ şefkat 溫柔 ніжність, м'якість نزاکت sự dịu dàng, tính chất mềm 温柔

adv tenderly

in a loving and gentle manner He kissed her tenderly. lieftallig بطراوَه، بِرِقَّه، بِنُعومَه، بِلين нежно něžně kærligt; ømt zart τρυφερά tiernamente hellalt با مهربانی hellästi tendrement בְּעֲדִינוּת प्रेम से nježno, blago gyengéden dengan lembut blíðlega teneramente 優しく 부드럽게 švelniai maigi; liegi dgn lembut liefdevol ømt, kjærlig czule ternamente tandru нежно nežne nežno nežno ömt อย่างรักใคร่ şefkatle 親切地 ніжно پيار سے say đắm 亲切地

adj tender-ˈhearted

kind and sympathetic; easily made to feel pity. lieftallig رَقيق القَلْب، لَطيف، مُتَعاطِف състрадателен laskavý, soucitný godhjertet weichherzig ευαίσθητος, πονόψυχος bondadoso; compasivo õrnahingeline دل نازک helläsydäminen sensible רַחֲמָן मृदु हृदय वाला meka srca, blag vajszívű simpatik brjóstgóður sensibile 優しい 온화한 minkštaširdis labsirdīgs; mīkstu sirdi lembut hati teerhartig kjærlig, ømhjertet o miękkim sercu compassivo sensibil мягкосердечный láskavý, súcitný mehkega srca milosrdan vekhjärtad, ömsint เห็นอกเห็นใจ yufka yürekli 軟心腸的 чуйний ہمدرد، نرم دل tốt bụng 软心肠的

n tender-ˈheartedness

lieftalligheid رِقَّة القَلْب състрадателност útlocitnost godhjertethed die Weichherzigkeit ευαισθησία bondad; naturaleza compasiva õrnatundelisus دل نازکی hyväsydämisyys sensibilité רַחֲמָנוּת कोमला, स्नेहीता blagost, osjetljivost lágyszívűség kelembutan hati brjóstgæska sensibilità 優しい心 인정 많음 švelnumas, širdingumas labsirdība; labsirdīgums kelembutan hati teerhartigheid godhet, følsomhet czułość, serdeczność natureza compassiva sensibilitate мягкосердечность súcitnosť rahločutnost milosrdnost ömsinthet ความเห็นอกเห็นใจ yufka yüreklilik 軟心腸 чуйність نرم دلي tính tốt bụng 软心肠

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tender → لطيف měkký kærlig zart τρυφερός tierno pehmeä tendre nježan tenero 柔らかい 부드러운 gevoelig mør czuły afável нежный ömtålig อ่อนนุ่ม yumuşak mềm 嫩的