tempt

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Pronunciation

• (RP, GA) IPA: /tɛmpt/, /tɛmt/

Verb

tempt (tempts, present participle tempting; past and past participle tempted)

1. (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.

   She tempted me to eat the apple.

2. (transitive) To attract; to allure.

   Its glossy skin tempted me.

3. (transitive) To provoke something; to court.

   It would be tempting fate.

Synonyms

• (provoke someone to do wrong) entice, fand, lure, pander, tease
• (attract; allure) beguile, entrance; see also Thesaurus:allure
• (provoke something) foment, urge; see also Thesaurus:incite

Translations

• French: tenter
• German: in Versuchung führen, versuchen
• Italian: tentare
• Portuguese: tentar
• Russian: склоня́ть
• Spanish: tentar

Translations

• French: attirer
• German: locken
• Italian: tentare
• Portuguese: tentar
• Russian: соблазня́ть

Translations

• Russian: провоци́ровать

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