tender

«tender» in Mova's school dictionary: Soft and easy to cut or chew (tender meat) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (tender, tenderer, tenderest); verb (tender, tenders, tendered, tendering); noun (a tender, tenders)

meaning for a pupil

1) Soft and easy to cut or chew (tender meat). tree →

2) Painful when touched (a tender bruise). tree →

3) Gentle, kind and loving (a tender smile). tree →

4) Young and not experienced (at a tender age). tree →

5) (formal verb) To offer or give something formally (tender your resignation, tender money). tree →

6) (noun) A formal offer to do a job for a price. tree →

7) (noun) A small boat that carries people to a bigger ship, or a wagon behind a steam train carrying coal. tree →

8) «Legal tender»: money that must be accepted in payment. tree →

sense in the lessons

In cooking (tender vegetables), first aid (a tender ankle), stories (a tender moment), money (legal tender, tender the exact amount), business (put out to tender). Phrases: «tender loving care», «at a tender age», «legal tender».

examples

• Cook the carrots until they are tender. tree →
• My knee is still tender where I fell. tree →
• She gave the puppy a tender pat. tree →
• He started piano at the tender age of four. tree →
• Please tender the exact fare. tree →
• The builders put in a tender for the new school. tree →
• Coins and notes are legal tender. tree →
• We took a tender from the cruise ship to the shore. tree →
• From the old roots shot forth new tender stems. tree →

note

Many meanings — use the sentence to choose. Adverb «tenderly», noun «tenderness». In maths and money: «tendered» = handed over (she tendered £10 for a £7 item, change = £3).

In the corpora

• "Needs some TLC" ("tender loving care") means a place is in bad condition and needs repairs.
• "Needs some TLC" means a place is in bad condition and needs repairs; TLC stands for "tender loving care".
• Who redeemeth Thy life from the pit; who encompasseth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
• Let Thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for Thy law is my delight.
• The LORD is good to all; and His tender mercies are over all His works.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tender» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.