I. ADJECTIVE USES
/tendə(r)/
( tenderer, tenderest)
1.
Someone or something that is tender expresses gentle and caring feelings.
Her voice was tender, full of pity...
ADJ
• ten‧der‧ly
Mr. White tenderly embraced his wife.
ADV : ADV with v
• ten‧der‧ness
She smiled, politely rather than with tenderness or gratitude.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you say that someone does something at a tender age, you mean that they do it when they are still young and have not had much experience.
He had become attracted to the game at the tender age of seven.
ADJ : ADJ n
3.
Meat or other food that is tender is easy to cut or chew.
Cook for a minimum of 2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
≠ tough
ADJ
4.
If part of your body is tender , it is sensitive and painful when it is touched.
My tummy felt very tender...
= sore
ADJ
• ten‧der‧ness
There is still some tenderness in her tummy.
N-UNCOUNT
II. NOUN AND VERB USES
/tendə(r)/
( tenders, tendering, tendered)
1.
A tender is a formal offer to supply goods or to do a particular job, and a statement of the price that you or your company will charge. If a contract is put out to tender , formal offers are invited. If a company wins a tender , their offer is accepted. ( BUSINESS )
Builders will then be sent the specifications and asked to submit a tender for the work...
N-VAR
2.
If a company tenders for something, it makes a formal offer to supply goods or do a job for a particular price. ( BUSINESS )
The staff are forbidden to tender for private-sector work...
VERB : V for n
3.
If you tender something such as a suggestion, your resignation, or money, you formally offer or present it.
She quickly tendered her resignation...
VERB : V n
4.
see also legal tender