tender

B1 · Intermediate Cooking

adj. soft and easy to cut or eat, especially meat.

adj. of food, easily chewed or cut; not tough or fibrous.

日本語:柔らかい※

“The steak was so tender that you could cut it with a butter knife.”

“Slow-cooking the brisket at a low temperature for eight hours ensures the muscle fibres break down until the meat is perfectly tender.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Medicine

adj. feeling sore or painful when someone touches it.

adj. sensitive to touch or pressure, typically due to injury or inflammation.

“My ankle is still a bit tender after I tripped yesterday.”

“The patient reported that the area around the incision remained tender, though the sharp pain had subsided since the surgery.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Law Formal

n. a formal offer to do a job or provide goods for a specific price.

n. a formal written offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy an asset at a stated price.

“The city council invited companies to submit a tender for the new bridge project.”

“The construction firm spent weeks preparing their tender, ensuring every technical specification and cost estimate met the government's strict requirements.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Law Formal · Technical

n. something used as money or a way to pay.

n. anything offered as a means of payment; most commonly seen in the phrase 'legal tender'.

Español:medio de pago

“In many countries, coins and banknotes are the only form of legal tender.”

“The shop refused to accept the damaged banknote, arguing that it no longer qualified as valid legal tender under national regulations.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Nautical Technical

n. a small boat that carries people or supplies between a big ship and the shore.

n. a small vessel used to attend a larger one, typically for transporting stores or passengers.

“The cruise ship was too big for the small harbour, so we took a tender to the beach.”

“The yacht's tender was deployed to ferry the guests from the offshore anchorage to the private jetty for the evening gala.”

C1 · Advanced Formal

v. to offer something officially, like your resignation or a payment.

v. to offer or present something formally for acceptance. Transitive; typically takes a direct object like 'resignation' or 'payment'.

“The manager decided to tender his resignation after the company was sold.”

“The defendant attempted to tender the full amount of the debt to the court, hoping to avoid further litigation costs.”