From Middle Englishtendren, from the adjective (see above).
Verb
tender (third-person singular simple presenttenders, present participletendering, simple past and past participletendered)
(now rare) To make tender or delicate; to weaken.
, vol.I, New York, 2001, p.233:
To such as are wealthy, live plenteously, at ease, […] these viands are to be forborne, if they be inclined to, or suspect melancholy, as they tender their healths […].
c.1947, Putnam Fadeless Dyes [flyer packaged with granulated dye]:
Putnam Fadeless Dyes will not injure any material. Boiling water does tender some materials. […] Also, silk fibers are very tender when wet and care should be take not to boil them too vigorously.
(archaic) To feel tenderly towards; to regard fondly or with consideration.
Etymology 4
From tend + -er. Compare attender(“one who attends”).
Noun
tender (pluraltenders)
(obsolete) Someone who tends or waits on someone.
(rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
(nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
(nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
Synonym:dinghy
(diving) A member of a diving team who assists a diver during a dive but does not themselves go underwater.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
tender (third-person singular simple presenttenders, present participletendering, simple past and past participletendered)
To work on a tender.
Etymology 5
From Middle Englishtendren, from Old Frenchtendre(“stretch out”).
Noun
tender (pluraltenders)
Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
(law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
legal tender
put out to tender
put out for tender
Verb
tender (third-person singular simple presenttenders, present participletendering, simple past and past participletendered)
(formal) To offer, to give.
1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.
To offer a payment, as at sales or auctions.
Synonyms
offer
Derived terms
tenderable
tender something out
Translations
Anagrams
enter'd, entred, rented, tendre
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishtender.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: ten‧der
Noun
tenderm (pluraltenders, diminutivetendertjen)
(finance) tender
(rail transport) coal-car
Synonyms
(finance) aanbesteding
Descendants
→ Indonesian: tender
Indonesian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈtɛndər]
Hyphenation: tèn‧dêr
Etymology 1
From Dutchtender: from Englishtender, from Middle Englishtendren, from Old Frenchtendre(“stretch out”), from Latintendere, present active infinitive of tendō.
(transport)tender: a railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
Further reading
“tender” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Verb
tender (apocopated)
Apocopic form of tendere
Middle English
Noun
tender
Alternative form of tinder
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishtender.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈtɛn.dɛr/
Rhymes: -ɛndɛr
Syllabification: ten‧der
Noun
tenderm inan
(rail transport)tender(railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel)
(nautical)tender(ship functioning as mobile base for other ships)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
tender in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latintendere, from Proto-Italic*tendō, from Proto-Indo-European*ten-(“to stretch, draw”).
Pronunciation
Verb
tender (first-person singular presenttendo, first-person singular preteritetendi, past participletendido)
to tend
to trend
Conjugation
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchtender.
Noun
tendern (pluraltendere)
(rail transport)tender
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latintendere, tendō, from Proto-Italic*tendō, from Proto-Indo-European*ten-(“to stretch, draw”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tenˈdeɾ/[t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: ten‧der
Verb
tender (first-person singular presenttiendo, first-person singular preteritetendí, past participletendido)
(intransitive) to tend to, to have a tendency
(transitive) to spread, to stretch out
(transitive) to lay (cable)
(transitive) to make (a bed)
(transitive) to hang up (clothes)
(transitive) to build (a bridge across an expanse)
(transitive) to extend (the hand)
(transitive) to floor (with a punch), to stretch out
(transitive) to cast (a net)
(transitive) to set (a trap)
(transitive) to coat (with plaster)
(reflexive) to lay oneself down
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
“tender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014