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| Back | ten•der adjective, noun, verb BrE /ˈtendə(r)/ NAmE /ˈtendər/ adjective word origin example bank (ten•derer, ten•derest) more tender and most tender are also common 1 kind, gentle and loving tender words What he needs now is a lot of tender loving care (= sympathetic treatment). 2 (of food) easy to bite through and cut This meat is extremely tender. Boil the beans until they are tender. tough 3 (of part of the body) painful when you touch it sore My leg is still very tender where I banged it. 4 easily hurt or damaged delicate tender young plants ten•der•ly /BrE ; NAmE / adverb ten•der•ness /BrE ; NAmE / noun [uncountable] at a ˌtender ˈage| at the tender age of… used in connection with sb who is still young and does not have much experience He left home at the tender age of 15. She shouldn't be having to deal with problems like this at such a tender age. noun word origin example bank 1 a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price bid Cleaning services have been put out to tender (= companies have been asked to make offers to supply these services). a competitive tender A local firm submitted the lowest tender. The bus company is inviting tenders for a number of new buses. 2 a truck attached to a steam engine, carrying fuel and water 3 a small boat, used for carrying people or goods between a larger boat and land verb verb forms word origin example bank 1 [intransitive] ~ (for sth) to make a formal offer to supply goods or do work at a stated price Local firms were invited to tender for the building contract. competitive tendering 2 [transitive] ~ sth (to sb) (formal) to offer or give sth to sb He has tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister. |
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