Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offer up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: of-fer- up
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give (thanks, praise) to God.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To present.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"After the Master Of Whisperers starts composing his written testimony about Jon being the rightful heir to the throne, Tyrion turns on his old friend and offers him up to Dany."
"But the World Cup winning veteran's left boot was awry again, the attempt sliced horribly wide of the left upright, and the saltires were waving aloft again a moment later when a long pass in the England midfield was picked off to almost offer up a breakaway try."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

offers up (present, singular) offering up (participle, present) offered up (participle, past) offered up (past)

Synonyms

offer

Questions

What does offer up mean?: To give (thanks, praise) to God.

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