offer

Q: Is it correct to say "I made an offer for help him"?

No — say "I made an offer to help him". When followed by a verb, the noun 'offer' takes an infinitive with 'to', not a prepositional phrase with 'for'.

n. countable

A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈɔfɝ// UK //ˈɒfɐ// of·fer

Archaic General-service

n. an act of saying you are willing to do, give, or pay something. You use this when you want to see if someone wants to accept your help or a deal.

n. an expression of readiness to do or give something if desired; a proposal or bid made to another party. In legal contexts, it represents a promise that becomes a binding contract if accepted.

SIMPLE

I accepted her offer to help with the heavy boxes.

CONTEXTUAL

The company made a generous job offer that included a higher salary and more vacation days.

COMPLEX

After weeks of negotiation, the firm submitted a formal offer to purchase the competitor's assets, pending a final review of their financial records.

Synonyms

Etymology 1

From Middle English offer, from Old English offrian (“offer or make a sacrifice”) rather than from Old French offre (“offer”), from offrir (“to offer”), from Latin offerō (“to present, bring before”). Compare North Frisian offer (“sacrifice, donation, fee”), Dutch offer (“offering, sacrifice”), German Opfer (“victim, sacrifice”), Danish offer (“victim, sacrifice”), Icelandic offr (“offering”). See verb below.

Etymology 2

From Middle English offren, offrien. In the religious senses inherited from Old English offrian (“to offer, sacrifice, bring an oblation”); otherwise from Old French ofrir. Both ultimately from Latin offerō (“to present, bestow, bring before”, literally “to bring to”), from Latin ob + ferō (“bring, carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bear”), later reinforced by Old French offrir (“to offer”). Cognate with Old Frisian offria (“to offer”), Old Dutch offrōn (“to offer”), German opfern (“to offer”), Old Norse offra (“to offer”). More at ob-, bear.

Etymology 3

From off + -er.

Usage

Often used with the verbs 'make', 'accept', or 'decline'.

Pitfall

I made an offer for help himI made an offer to help himWhen followed by a verb, the noun 'offer' takes an infinitive with 'to', not a prepositional phrase with 'for'.

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