To give orders to

• tell

  1. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
  2. To give a detailed account of; narrate:
  3. To notify (someone) of something; inform:

  • Go to "tell" definitions

  1. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
  2. To give a detailed account of; narrate:
  3. To notify (someone) of something; inform:

  • Go to "tell" definitions
• order

  1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
  2. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  3. Condition or state in general:

  • Go to "order" definitions

  1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
  2. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  3. Condition or state in general:

  • Go to "order" definitions
• instruct

  1. To give orders to; direct:
  2. To provide with knowledge; to train or inform:
  3. To serve as an instructor.

  • Go to "instruct" definitions

  1. To give orders to; direct:
  2. To provide with knowledge; to train or inform:
  3. To serve as an instructor.

  • Go to "instruct" definitions
• enjoin

  1. To direct (a person) to do something; order or urge:
  2. To require or impose (an action or behavior, for example) with authority and emphasis; prescribe.
  3. To prohibit or forbid:

  • Go to "enjoin" definitions

  1. To direct (a person) to do something; order or urge:
  2. To require or impose (an action or behavior, for example) with authority and emphasis; prescribe.
  3. To prohibit or forbid:

  • Go to "enjoin" definitions
• direct

  1. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
  2. To supervise or oversee (an activity or process):
  3. To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal and performance of a work.

  • Go to "direct" definitions

  1. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
  2. To supervise or oversee (an activity or process):
  3. To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal and performance of a work.

  • Go to "direct" definitions
• command

  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

  • Go to "command" definitions

  1. To direct with authority; give orders to.
  2. To have control or authority over; rule:
  3. To have at one's disposal:

  • Go to "command" definitions
• charge

  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

  • Go to "charge" definitions

  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

  • Go to "charge" definitions

To request that someone take part in or be present at a particular occasion

• invite

  1. To ask for the presence or participation of:
  2. To request formally:
  3. To welcome; encourage:

  • Go to "invite" definitions

  1. To ask for the presence or participation of:
  2. To request formally:
  3. To welcome; encourage:

  • Go to "invite" definitions
• ask

  1. To put a question to:
  2. To seek an answer to:
  3. To seek information about:

  • Go to "ask" definitions

  1. To put a question to:
  2. To seek an answer to:
  3. To seek information about:

  • Go to "ask" definitions

To make an offer of

• go

  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

  • Go to "go" definitions

  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

  • Go to "go" definitions
• offer

  1. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer:
  2. To put forward for consideration; propose:
  3. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement:

  • Go to "offer" definitions

  1. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer:
  2. To put forward for consideration; propose:
  3. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement:

  • Go to "offer" definitions

Something offered

• tender

  1. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile:
  2. Easily chewed or cut:
  3. Young and vulnerable:

  • Go to "tender" definitions

  1. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile:
  2. Easily chewed or cut:
  3. Young and vulnerable:

  • Go to "tender" definitions
• proposal

  1. The act of proposing.
  2. A plan that is proposed.
  3. An offer of marriage.

  • Go to "proposal" definitions

  1. The act of proposing.
  2. A plan that is proposed.
  3. An offer of marriage.

  • Go to "proposal" definitions
• proffer

  1. To offer for acceptance; tender:
  2. The act of proffering; an offer.

  • Go to "proffer" definitions

  1. To offer for acceptance; tender:
  2. The act of proffering; an offer.

  • Go to "proffer" definitions
• offer

  1. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer:
  2. To put forward for consideration; propose:
  3. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement:

  • Go to "offer" definitions

  1. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer:
  2. To put forward for consideration; propose:
  3. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement:

  • Go to "offer" definitions

A spoken or written request for someone to take part or be present

• invite

  1. To ask for the presence or participation of:
  2. To request formally:
  3. To welcome; encourage:

  • Go to "invite" definitions

  1. To ask for the presence or participation of:
  2. To request formally:
  3. To welcome; encourage:

  • Go to "invite" definitions
• invitation

  1. The act of inviting.
  2. A spoken or written request for someone's presence or participation.
  3. An allurement, enticement, or attraction.

  • Go to "invitation" definitions

  1. The act of inviting.
  2. A spoken or written request for someone's presence or participation.
  3. An allurement, enticement, or attraction.

  • Go to "invitation" definitions

An offer

• tender

  1. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile:
  2. Easily chewed or cut:
  3. Young and vulnerable:

  • Go to "tender" definitions

  1. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile:
  2. Easily chewed or cut:
  3. Young and vulnerable:

  • Go to "tender" definitions
• declaration

  1. An explicit, formal announcement, either oral or written.
  2. The act or process of declaring.
  3. A statement of taxable goods or of properties subject to duty.

  • Go to "declaration" definitions

  1. An explicit, formal announcement, either oral or written.
  2. The act or process of declaring.
  3. A statement of taxable goods or of properties subject to duty.

  • Go to "declaration" definitions
• proposition

  1. A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
  2. A matter to be dealt with; a task:
  3. An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.

  • Go to "proposition" definitions

  1. A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal.
  2. A matter to be dealt with; a task:
  3. An offer of a private bargain, especially a request for sexual relations.

  • Go to "proposition" definitions
• proposal

  1. The act of proposing.
  2. A plan that is proposed.
  3. An offer of marriage.

  • Go to "proposal" definitions

  1. The act of proposing.
  2. A plan that is proposed.
  3. An offer of marriage.

  • Go to "proposal" definitions

An effort to gain an end

• gambit

  1. An opening in chess in which the player risks one or more minor pieces, usually a pawn, in order to gain a favorable position.
  2. A maneuver, stratagem, or opening remark, especially one intended to bring about a desired result.

  • Go to "gambit" definitions

  1. An opening in chess in which the player risks one or more minor pieces, usually a pawn, in order to gain a favorable position.
  2. A maneuver, stratagem, or opening remark, especially one intended to bring about a desired result.

  • Go to "gambit" definitions
• effort

  1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.
  2. A difficult exertion of strength or will:
  3. A usually earnest attempt:

  • Go to "effort" definitions

  1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.
  2. A difficult exertion of strength or will:
  3. A usually earnest attempt:

  • Go to "effort" definitions
• try

  1. To make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt:
  2. To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability:
  3. To make an effort to open (a closed door or window).

  • Go to "try" definitions

  1. To make an effort to do or accomplish (something); attempt:
  2. To taste, sample, or otherwise test in order to determine strength, effect, worth, or desirability:
  3. To make an effort to open (a closed door or window).

  • Go to "try" definitions
• attempt

  1. To try to perform, make, or achieve:
  2. To tempt.
  3. To try to seize or get control of by attacking.

  • Go to "attempt" definitions

  1. To try to perform, make, or achieve:
  2. To tempt.
  3. To try to seize or get control of by attacking.

  • Go to "attempt" definitions

*An invitation

• proposal

  1. The act of proposing.
  2. A plan that is proposed.
  3. An offer of marriage.

  • Go to "proposal" definitions

  1. The act of proposing.
  2. A plan that is proposed.
  3. An offer of marriage.

  • Go to "proposal" definitions
• summons

  1. A call by an authority to appear, come, or do something.
  2. An order or process directing a person, especially a defendant in a case, to appear in court.
  3. An order or process directing a person to report to court as a potential juror.

  • Go to "summons" definitions

  1. A call by an authority to appear, come, or do something.
  2. An order or process directing a person, especially a defendant in a case, to appear in court.
  3. An order or process directing a person to report to court as a potential juror.

  • Go to "summons" definitions
• request

  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

  • Go to "request" definitions

  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

  • Go to "request" definitions

To propose a price for purchase

• make-an-offer

  1. To bid, propose, to initiate a proposal.

  • Go to "make-an-offer" definitions

  1. To bid, propose, to initiate a proposal.

  • Go to "make-an-offer" definitions
• submit a bid

  • Go to "submit a bid" definitions

  • Go to "submit a bid" definitions
• bid for

  • Go to "bid for" definitions

  • Go to "bid for" definitions
• tender

  1. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile:
  2. Easily chewed or cut:
  3. Young and vulnerable:

  • Go to "tender" definitions

  1. Easily crushed or bruised; fragile:
  2. Easily chewed or cut:
  3. Young and vulnerable:

  • Go to "tender" definitions
• proffer

  1. To offer for acceptance; tender:
  2. The act of proffering; an offer.

  • Go to "proffer" definitions

  1. To offer for acceptance; tender:
  2. The act of proffering; an offer.

  • Go to "proffer" definitions
• venture

  1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
  2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
  3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

  • Go to "venture" definitions

  1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
  2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
  3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

  • Go to "venture" definitions
• offer

  1. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer:
  2. To put forward for consideration; propose:
  3. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement:

  • Go to "offer" definitions

  1. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer:
  2. To put forward for consideration; propose:
  3. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement:

  • Go to "offer" definitions

To offer a commitment at cards

• respond

  1. To make a reply; answer:
  2. To act in return or in answer:
  3. To react positively or favorably:

  • Go to "respond" definitions

  1. To make a reply; answer:
  2. To act in return or in answer:
  3. To react positively or favorably:

  • Go to "respond" definitions
• open

  1. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
  2. Affording unobstructed passage or view:
  3. Having no protecting or concealing cover:

  • Go to "open" definitions

  1. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
  2. Affording unobstructed passage or view:
  3. Having no protecting or concealing cover:

  • Go to "open" definitions
• name a suit

  • Go to "name a suit" definitions

  • Go to "name a suit" definitions
• bid in

  • Go to "bid in" definitions

  • Go to "bid in" definitions
• name a trump

  • Go to "name a trump" definitions

  • Go to "name a trump" definitions
• declare

  1. To make known formally or officially; proclaim:
  2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm:
  3. To reveal or make manifest; show:

  • Go to "declare" definitions

  1. To make known formally or officially; proclaim:
  2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm:
  3. To reveal or make manifest; show:

  • Go to "declare" definitions

To order

• instruct

  1. To give orders to; direct:
  2. To provide with knowledge; to train or inform:
  3. To serve as an instructor.

  • Go to "instruct" definitions

  1. To give orders to; direct:
  2. To provide with knowledge; to train or inform:
  3. To serve as an instructor.

  • Go to "instruct" definitions
• direct

  1. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
  2. To supervise or oversee (an activity or process):
  3. To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal and performance of a work.

  • Go to "direct" definitions

  1. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
  2. To supervise or oversee (an activity or process):
  3. To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal and performance of a work.

  • Go to "direct" definitions
• charge

  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

  • Go to "charge" definitions

  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

  • Go to "charge" definitions
• demand

  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
  2. To claim as just or due:
  3. To ask to be informed of:

  • Go to "demand" definitions

  1. To ask for urgently or peremptorily:
  2. To claim as just or due:
  3. To ask to be informed of:

  • Go to "demand" definitions

To invite

• solicit

  1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application:
  2. To petition persistently; importune:
  3. To commit the criminal offense of enticing or inciting (another) to commit an illegal act.

  • Go to "solicit" definitions

  1. To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application:
  2. To petition persistently; importune:
  3. To commit the criminal offense of enticing or inciting (another) to commit an illegal act.

  • Go to "solicit" definitions
• ask

  1. To put a question to:
  2. To seek an answer to:
  3. To seek information about:

  • Go to "ask" definitions

  1. To put a question to:
  2. To seek an answer to:
  3. To seek information about:

  • Go to "ask" definitions
• request

  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

  • Go to "request" definitions

  1. To express a desire for, especially politely; ask for. Often used with an infinitive or clause:
  2. To ask (a person) to do something:
  3. An act of asking for something.

  • Go to "request" definitions