tender

tender
ten|der1 [ˈtendə US -ər] adj
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1¦(food)¦
2¦(part of your body)¦
3¦(gentle)¦
4¦(easily damaged)¦
5 tender loving care
6 tender age
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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: tendre, from Latin tener 'soft, young']
1.) ¦(FOOD)¦
tender food is easy to cut and eat, especially because it has been well cooked
≠ ↑tough
▪ Continue cooking until the meat is tender.
2.) ¦(PART OF YOUR BODY)¦
a part of your body that is tender is painful if someone touches it
▪ My arm is still tender where I bruised it.
3.) ¦(GENTLE)¦
gentle and careful in a way that shows love
▪ Her voice was tender and soft.
▪ a slow, tender kiss
4.) ¦(EASILY DAMAGED)¦
easily damaged - used especially about plants or flowers
▪ tender plants that were killed by the harsh winter
5.) tender loving care
usually spoken sympathetic treatment and a lot of attention
= ↑TLC
6.) tender age
the time when you are young or do not have much experience
at the tender age of sth
▪ Nicholas was sent to boarding school at the tender age of seven.
>tenderly adv
>tenderness n [U]
tender 2
tender2 v
[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: tendre 'to hold out, offer', from Latin tendere; TEND]
1.) [T] formal
to formally offer or show something to someone
▪ As company secretary, you must tender the proposal.
tender sth to sb
▪ The seller has the right to keep the goods until payment is tendered to him.
▪ Minton tendered her resignation on Friday.
2.) [i]BrE
to make a formal offer to do a job or provide goods or services for a particular price
American Equivalent: bidtender for
▪ We are unable to tender competitively for the contract.
tender 3
tender3 n
[Sense: 1; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: tender]
[Sense: 2-3; Date: 1400-1500; Origin: TEND]
[Sense: 2-3;]
1.) especially BrE a formal statement of the price you would charge for doing a job or providing goods or services
American Equivalent: bid
▪ Our bid was the lowest tender.
put sth out to tender
BrE (=to ask different companies to say how much they will charge for doing a particular job)
▪ The contract for building the houses will be put out to tender.
2.) a small boat that takes people or supplies between the shore and a larger boat
3.) part of a steam train used for carrying coal and water for the train

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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