offer
- give - invite
‘offer’
If you offer something to someone, you ask them if they would like to have it or use it.
He offered me a chocolate. I shook my head.
‘give’
If you put something in someone's hand expecting them to take it, and they do take it, don't say that you ‘offer’ it to them. You say that you give it to them.
She gave Minnie the keys.
He gave me a red jewellery box.
‘offer to’
If you offer to do something, you say that you are willing to do it.
He offered to take her home in a taxi.
I offered to answer any questions.
‘invite’
If someone asks you to do something that they think you will want to do, don't say that they ‘offer’ you to do it. You say that they invite you to do it.
I was invited to attend future meetings.
She invited me to come for dinner.