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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "tender"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞ, āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧁

caring and compassionate toward others
tender definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite his tough exterior, he has a tender heart, always willing to lend a listening ear.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϝāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ āφāϛ⧇, āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§‹āύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĨ¤
02

showing or expressing affection, love, or warmth toward someone

tender definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They exchanged a tender embrace before parting.
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āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞ, āύāϰāĻŽ

(of food) easy to chew or cut
tender definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She cooked the chicken slowly to ensure it remained juicy and tender.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰāĻ—āĻŋ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϰāϏāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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sensitive or painful to the touch

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The area around the wound felt tender.
05

young, inexperienced, or immature

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
At such a tender stage, children need guidance.
06

not physically strong, tough, or resilient

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fabric was too tender to withstand rough washing.
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(of plants) delicate and easily damaged by cold or adverse conditions

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Gardeners protect tender seedlings with covers in early spring.
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(of a boat) easily inclined to tip or heel under sail

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Novices found the tender boat difficult to balance.
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āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to formally present or propose something
Transitive: to tender sth
to tender definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist tendered an exhibition proposal to showcase their latest works.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āĻžāϜāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύāϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something soft or gentle
Transitive: to tender sth
to tender definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tendered the dough until it was soft and pliable.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āύāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŽāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āύāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϤāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to submit a formal offer, proposal, or bid for a job, contract, or project
Transitive: to tender a proposal or bid
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The contractor tendered a detailed estimate for the roofing project.
āĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to present money or payment for goods or services
Transitive: to tender money or payment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tendered his rent payment on the first of the month.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

a ship that carries supplies, fuel, or other provisions to support larger vessels

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A supply tender brought fresh water to the anchored ships.
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a small boat used to carry people between a ship and the shore

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The captain sent a tender ashore to collect supplies.
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āĻŸā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ, āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ

a car attached to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She filled the tender with water from the station's water tower.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϜāϞ āϟāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϜāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻ­āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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a formal offer to purchase goods, services, or assets at a stated price

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company submitted a tender for the construction project.
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a person who attends to or takes care of someone or something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The caretaker and animal tender worked together at the zoo.
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something accepted as an official means of payment

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cashier refused foreign currency as it was not legal tender.

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