Collocations for offer - verb
1. give/provide sth; ask if sb would like sth
ADVERB
generously,
graciously,
kindly
She graciously offered to get pizza so I wouldn't have to cook.
She graciously offered to get pizza so I wouldn't have to cook.
helpfully
freely
Hospitality was freely offered to refugees.
freely
Hospitality was freely offered to refugees.
VERB + offer
be able to,
be unable to,
can
the protection that life insurance can offer
the protection that life insurance can offer
appear to,
seem to
The plan seemed to offer real advantages.
The plan seemed to offer real advantages.
fail to
be pleased to (formal), would like to
I refer to your recent application and interview and am pleased to offer you the post of editor.
be pleased to (formal), would like to
I refer to your recent application and interview and am pleased to offer you the post of editor.
aim to,
seek to
claim to
They claim to offer a more comprehensive service than other companies.
claim to
They claim to offer a more comprehensive service than other companies.
be expected to,
be likely to
This investment is likely to offer a higher return.
This investment is likely to offer a higher return.
be compelled to,
be forced to,
be obliged to
feel compelled to, feel obliged to
She felt obliged to offer him a bed for the night.
feel compelled to, feel obliged to
She felt obliged to offer him a bed for the night.
have little to,
have a lot to,
have nothing to,
have something to,
etc.
This player has proved that he still has a lot to offer (= can still play well).
This player has proved that he still has a lot to offer (= can still play well).
have sth to
a chance to see what the college has to offer students
a chance to see what the college has to offer students
2. say that you will pay a certain amount
VERB + offer
be able to,
be unable to,
can
be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to
Would they be prepared to offer any more?
be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to
Would they be prepared to offer any more?
Offer is used with these nouns as the subject:
approach, clinic, college, competitor, dealer, design, district, edition, hotel, magazine, menu, programme, religion, restaurant, scheme, shop, site, store, system, website
approach, clinic, college, competitor, dealer, design, district, edition, hotel, magazine, menu, programme, religion, restaurant, scheme, shop, site, store, system, website
Offer is used with these nouns as the object:
access, accommodation, account, advantage, adventure, advice, alternative, amendment, amenity, amnesty, answer, antidote, apology, appointment, arbitration, argument, array, assessment, assistance, assurance, asylum, benefit, blueprint, bribe, bursary, carrot, challenge, chance, choice, clarification, clarity, class, clue, comfort, comment, commentary, compensation, compromise, concession, condolences, congratulations, consolation, consumer, context, contract, contrast, contribution, convenience, cooperation, counsel, counselling, coupon, course, coverage, crèche, credit, criticism, critique, crown, cuisine, cup, curriculum, deal, defence, definition, description, detail, discount, drink, education, efficiency, employment, encouragement, endorsement, entertainment, escape, evidence, example, excursion, excuse, experience, expertise, explanation, facility, fare, feature, feedback, flexibility, food, forgiveness, forum, framework, freedom, gift, glimpse, grant, greeting, guarantee, guidance, guideline, haven, help, hint, hope, hospitality, idea, illustration, improvement, incentive, inducement, information, insight, instruction, insurance, interpretation, introduction, job, justification, knighthood, lesson, lifeline, lift, loan, look, luxury, mass, means, membership, menu, merchandise, mix, narrative, observation, odds, opinion, opportunity, option, overdraft, overview, package, parallel, pardon, perspective, place, pointer, political asylum, portrait, portrayal, position, possibility, potential, praise, prayer, prediction, prize, product, programme, promotion, proof, proposal, prospect, protection, range, rate, reading, reassurance, rebate, rebuke, recipe, recommendation, redemption, reduction, reflection, refreshment, refuge, refund, relief, remark, remedy, reminder, reply, representation, reprieve, resignation, resistance, resolution, respite, retreat, return, reward, ride, salvation, sanctuary, saving, scenario, scholarship, scope, seat, seating, selection, seminar, service, session, settlement, shade, shelter, solace, solution, subject, subsidy, suggestion, sum, summary, supervision, support, syllabus, sympathy, taste, testimony, thanks, tip, tour, truce, tuition, tutorial, twist, update, use, value, variety, venue, version, view, viewer, viewpoint, vision, wage, warranty, wealth, workshop
access, accommodation, account, advantage, adventure, advice, alternative, amendment, amenity, amnesty, answer, antidote, apology, appointment, arbitration, argument, array, assessment, assistance, assurance, asylum, benefit, blueprint, bribe, bursary, carrot, challenge, chance, choice, clarification, clarity, class, clue, comfort, comment, commentary, compensation, compromise, concession, condolences, congratulations, consolation, consumer, context, contract, contrast, contribution, convenience, cooperation, counsel, counselling, coupon, course, coverage, crèche, credit, criticism, critique, crown, cuisine, cup, curriculum, deal, defence, definition, description, detail, discount, drink, education, efficiency, employment, encouragement, endorsement, entertainment, escape, evidence, example, excursion, excuse, experience, expertise, explanation, facility, fare, feature, feedback, flexibility, food, forgiveness, forum, framework, freedom, gift, glimpse, grant, greeting, guarantee, guidance, guideline, haven, help, hint, hope, hospitality, idea, illustration, improvement, incentive, inducement, information, insight, instruction, insurance, interpretation, introduction, job, justification, knighthood, lesson, lifeline, lift, loan, look, luxury, mass, means, membership, menu, merchandise, mix, narrative, observation, odds, opinion, opportunity, option, overdraft, overview, package, parallel, pardon, perspective, place, pointer, political asylum, portrait, portrayal, position, possibility, potential, praise, prayer, prediction, prize, product, programme, promotion, proof, proposal, prospect, protection, range, rate, reading, reassurance, rebate, rebuke, recipe, recommendation, redemption, reduction, reflection, refreshment, refuge, refund, relief, remark, remedy, reminder, reply, representation, reprieve, resignation, resistance, resolution, respite, retreat, return, reward, ride, salvation, sanctuary, saving, scenario, scholarship, scope, seat, seating, selection, seminar, service, session, settlement, shade, shelter, solace, solution, subject, subsidy, suggestion, sum, summary, supervision, support, syllabus, sympathy, taste, testimony, thanks, tip, tour, truce, tuition, tutorial, twist, update, use, value, variety, venue, version, view, viewer, viewpoint, vision, wage, warranty, wealth, workshop