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tempt
(tĕmpt)v. tempt·ed, tempt·ing, tempts
v.tr.
1. To try to get (someone) to do wrong, especially by a promise of reward. See Synonyms at lure.
2. To be inviting or attractive to: A second helping tempted me. We refused the offer even though it tempted us.
3. To provoke or to risk provoking: Don't tempt fate.
4. To cause to be strongly disposed: He was tempted to walk out.
v.intr.
To be attractive or inviting: a meal that tempts.
[Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre, to feel, try.]
tempt′a·ble adj.
tempt′er n.
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tempt
(tɛmpt)vb (tr)
1. to attempt to persuade or entice to do something, esp something morally wrong or unwise
2. to allure, invite, or attract
3. to give rise to a desire in (someone) to do something; dispose: their unfriendliness tempted me to leave the party.
4. to risk provoking (esp in the phrase tempt fate)
[C13: from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre to test]
ˈtemptable adj
ˈtempter n
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tempt
(tɛmpt)v.t.
1. to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
2. to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me.
3. to put to the test in a venturesome way; provoke: to tempt one's fate.
4. Obs. to try or test.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Latin temptāre to probe, test, tempt]
tempt′a•ble, adj.
syn: tempt, seduce both mean to allure or entice someone into an unwise, wrong, or wicked action. To tempt is to attract by holding out the probability of gratification or advantage, often in regard to what is wrong or unwise: to tempt a high official with a bribe. To seduce is to lead astray, as from duty or principles, but more often from moral rectitude, chastity, etc.: to seduce a soldier from loyalty.
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tempt
Past participle: tempted
Gerund: tempting
| Imperative |
|---|
| tempt |
| tempt |
| Present |
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| I tempt |
| you tempt |
| he/she/it tempts |
| we tempt |
| you tempt |
| they tempt |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I tempted |
| you tempted |
| he/she/it tempted |
| we tempted |
| you tempted |
| they tempted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am tempting |
| you are tempting |
| he/she/it is tempting |
| we are tempting |
| you are tempting |
| they are tempting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have tempted |
| you have tempted |
| he/she/it has tempted |
| we have tempted |
| you have tempted |
| they have tempted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was tempting |
| you were tempting |
| he/she/it was tempting |
| we were tempting |
| you were tempting |
| they were tempting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had tempted |
| you had tempted |
| he/she/it had tempted |
| we had tempted |
| you had tempted |
| they had tempted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will tempt |
| you will tempt |
| he/she/it will tempt |
| we will tempt |
| you will tempt |
| they will tempt |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have tempted |
| you will have tempted |
| he/she/it will have tempted |
| we will have tempted |
| you will have tempted |
| they will have tempted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be tempting |
| you will be tempting |
| he/she/it will be tempting |
| we will be tempting |
| you will be tempting |
| they will be tempting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been tempting |
| you have been tempting |
| he/she/it has been tempting |
| we have been tempting |
| you have been tempting |
| they have been tempting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been tempting |
| you will have been tempting |
| he/she/it will have been tempting |
| we will have been tempting |
| you will have been tempting |
| they will have been tempting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been tempting |
| you had been tempting |
| he/she/it had been tempting |
| we had been tempting |
| you had been tempting |
| they had been tempting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would tempt |
| you would tempt |
| he/she/it would tempt |
| we would tempt |
| you would tempt |
| they would tempt |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have tempted |
| you would have tempted |
| he/she/it would have tempted |
| we would have tempted |
| you would have tempted |
| they would have tempted |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | tempt - dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" |
| 2. | tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" snare, hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks" stool - lure with a stool, as of wild fowl lead on - entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken tweedle - entice through the use of music decoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy bait - lure, entice, or entrap with bait | |
| 3. | tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" | |
| 4. | tempt - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" | |
| 5. | tempt - try to seduce | |
| 6. | tempt - try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert" persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
tempt
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
tempt
verb1. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action:
2. To behave so as to bring on (danger, for example):
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Translations
يُغْرِييُغْري، يُقْنِع، يَجْذِب
lákatvábit
friste
houkutella
namamiti
freista
誘惑する
유혹하다
gundomaigundytojasnorėtisviliojamai
kārdinātvilināt
vábiť
mamiti
fresta
ทำให้อยาก
aklını çelmekayartmakbaştan çıkarmakkışkırtmak
cám dỗ
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tempt
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tempt
(tempt) verbto (try to) persuade or attract to do something; to make (someone) want to do (something). The sunshine tempted them (to go) out.
tempˈtation noun1. the act of tempting. the temptation of Christ (by the Devil).
2. something that tempts. He was surrounded by temptations.
ˈtempter – feminine ˈtemptress – nouna person who tempts.
ˈtempting adjectiveattractive. That cake looks tempting.
ˈtemptingly adverbbe tempted (to do something)to think that it would be pleasant, interesting etc to do (something). I'm tempted to go to the party.
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tempt
→ يُغْرِي lákat friste verleiten δελεάζω tentar houkutella tenter namamiti tentare 誘惑する 유혹하다 verleiden friste skusić tentar искушать fresta ทำให้อยาก kışkırtmak cám dỗ 诱使Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tempt - dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"