present vs tender

present

verb
  • To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer. 

  • To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally. 

  • To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution. 

  • To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit. 

  • To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration. 

  • To give a gift or presentation to (someone). 

  • To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind. 

  • To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow. 

  • To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. 

  • In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty. 

  • To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid. 

  • To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender). 

  • To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration. 

  • To put on, stage (a play etc.). 

  • To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom. 

  • To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth. 

  • To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.). 

  • To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire. 

  • To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour. 

adj
  • Located in the immediate vicinity. 

  • Attentive; alert; focused. 

  • Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention) 

  • Relating to now, for the time being; current. 

  • Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this. 

noun
  • The current moment or period of time. 

  • A gift, especially one given for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, graduations, weddings, or any other special occasions. 

  • The position of a soldier in presenting arms. 

  • The present tense. 

tender

verb
  • To offer, to give. 

  • to offer a payment, as at sales or auctions. 

  • To work on a tender. 

noun
  • Any offer or proposal made for acceptance. 

  • A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore. 

  • A formal offer to buy or sell something. 

  • A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water. 

  • A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships. 

  • A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card. 

  • Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply. 

  • The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry. 

adj
  • Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate. 

  • Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel. 

  • Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained. 

  • Soft and easily chewed. 

  • Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate. 

  • Physically weak; not able to endure hardship. 

  • Sensitive or painful to the touch. 

  • Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet. 

  • Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic. 

  • Young and inexperienced. 

adv
  • tenderly 

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