Not surprisingly, a construction company in its region has already submitted a tender for the construction of the project. Tendren Middle English, probably partly derived from Tendur Tender Entry 3, borrowed in part from its source, Anglo-French Tendre But it retained the same tone, and its delicate bow gave only a greater softness to its sense of relief. Note: Macrobius (early 5th century) cites favorinus (c. 80-160 AD) in his Saturnalia with the claim that Terenus meant for Sabine mollis („sweet“); This form would support the hypothesis of metathesis in the Latin Tener. Ernout and Meillet (Dictionnaire Ãtymologiquedelalangue©latine, 4th edition, Paris, 1979) reject this etymology without comment and refer instead to a possible link with the ten of tenäre, tendere, tenuis (see tenant entry 1, tender entry 3, thin entry 1). Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until the potatoes are soft, about 25 minutes. That is why she needs affectionate care that is more tender than the strongest. Toubia said the company will even be able to tailor the steak to a specific country or palate, for example, to make it more or less tender depending on the consumer`s taste. probably noun derived from tender entry 1 or tender entry 6 in the sense of „soliciting from“ tender Middle English „to become tender, care, worry about“, derived from tender, tender tender entry 1 She became an international sensation for her abstract works at the age of two – even before she started kindergarten. Middle English tendur „granting a license“, borrowed from the Anglo-French tender „to offer, to offer to satisfy a debt“, name of the infinitive to tend „to extend, endure, offer (a trial, a demand, money), grant“, return to the Latin tender „to reach outwards, to stretch, to spread, directly (the price), goal (until an end)“, return to the Indo-European *ten- „to stretch, to extend“ + *-d- (or *-dh-), suffix extension of uncertain origin – more on the Tenant`s Entrance 1 The tender café slept on his chair; the doorman was gone; Only the guard stood awake at his post. Always economical, often powerful, Ryan Adams alternates hard pop songs with tender and ruthless ballads. Note: An insurance company may be required to offer the limits of a policy to an aggrieved party if a higher amount is likely to be awarded at the court hearing. Anglo-French Tend to offer, to propose to acceptance, literally, to stretch, of the old French, of the tender Latin Car Lettice – the tender woman of his first acquaintance – had obviously experienced a moment of reaction.
Note: The obvious use of the Anglo-French nominalized infinitive as an inflected verb in Middle English is complemented by rendering entry 2. See tends to be entry 1, a more regular borrowing from the tribe of the same verb, in a different sense. Middle English tender, delicate, borrowed from the tender Anglo-French, back in Latin tener „soft, delicate (of people or parts of the body), immature, slightly docile, sensitive“, probably by metathesis of *terenos or *terunos, going back to the Indo-European, hence the Greek also tãrÄn© „soft, delicate“, Sanskrit taruá¹a- „young, delicate, fresh“, avestic tauruna- „young“, (as a name) „boy“ There may not be a sharp, The dazzling Tully, but sometimes a tender and unpretentious Kate always makes better company. If Team Allen announces by March 17, his one-year salary would be $850,000. According to the Swiss press, the youngest cats in the litter box are the most tender and, as such, the favorite cat cuts. She spoke with such serious and tender grace that Gordon seemed to be touched in its depths. Note: See the note under client entry 1. The original past section of tendere is tentus, which is an Indo-European verbal adjective *tnÌ¥-tos, from which the Greek tatã³s is also derived, which seems to be derived directly from the base *ten- and not from *tend-. The tentus form has been largely replaced by tensus, probably by *tend-tos, a regular derivative of the new tend-formation. I cannot reconcile the idea of a tender Heavenly Father with the familiar horrors of war, slavery, plague, and madness. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
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