Lure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

anything that serves as an enticement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʊə/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈʊɹ/.

Examples

He lured me into temptation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hook bait come-on sweetener entice decoy enticement tempt

Parts of Speech

noun	qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
noun	anything that serves as an enticement
noun	something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
verb	provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion “He lured me into temptation”

Word Forms

lure	verb	provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
entice	verb	provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
bait	verb	lure, entice, or entrap with bait
hook	verb	entice and trap
sweeten	verb	make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable
decoy	verb	lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
enticement	noun	something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
lure	noun	something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
temptable	adjective	susceptible to temptation
temptation	noun	the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
tempter	noun	a person who tempts others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

locken

Eigenschaften, die anziehen, indem sie scheinbar eine Art Belohnung versprechen

🇫🇷French

leurre

des qualités qui attirent en semblant promettre une sorte de récompense

🇪🇸Spanish

señuelo

Cualidades que atraen y parecen prometer algún tipo de recompensa.

🇮🇹Italian

attirare

qualità che attraggono sembrando promettere qualche tipo di ricompensa

🇳🇱Dutch

lokken

kwaliteiten die aantrekken doordat ze een soort beloning lijken te beloven

🇵🇹Portuguese

atrair

qualidades que atraem por parecerem prometer algum tipo de recompensa

🇷🇺Russian

приманка

качества, которые привлекают, обещая какую-то награду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चारा

ऐसे गुण जो किसी प्रकार के पुरस्कार का वादा करते हुए आकर्षित करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রলোভন

গুণাবলী যা কিছু ধরণের পুরস্কারের প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়ে আকর্ষণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கவரும்

ஒருவித வெகுமதியை உறுதியளிப்பதாகத் தோன்றுவதன் மூலம் ஈர்க்கும் குணங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎర

ఒక రకమైన బహుమతిని వాగ్దానం చేసినట్లు అనిపించడం ద్వారా ఆకర్షించే లక్షణాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

आमिष

गुण जे काही प्रकारचे बक्षीस देण्याचे वचन देऊन आकर्षित करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાલચ

એવા ગુણો કે જે અમુક પ્રકારના પુરસ્કારનું વચન આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಮಿಷ

ಕೆಲವು ರೀತಿಯ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲವನ್ನು ಭರವಸೆ ನೀಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಕರ್ಷಿಸುವ ಗುಣಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വശീകരിക്കുക

ഏതെങ്കിലും തരത്തിലുള്ള പ്രതിഫലം വാഗ്ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നതായി തോന്നുന്ന ഗുണങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਲਚ

ਗੁਣ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਇਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਵਾਅਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਆਕਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

لالچ

ایسی خصوصیات جو بظاہر کسی قسم کے انعام کا وعدہ کرتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

饵

通过似乎承诺某种奖励而吸引人的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

ルアー

ある種の報酬を約束しているように見えることで人を惹きつける性質

🇰🇷Korean

매혹

어떤 종류의 보상을 약속하는 것처럼 보임으로써 매력을 느끼는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thu hút

những phẩm chất thu hút bằng cách dường như hứa hẹn một loại phần thưởng nào đó

🇹🇭Thai

ล่อ

คุณสมบัติที่ดึงดูดโดยดูเหมือนว่าจะให้รางวัลบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memancing

kualitas yang menarik karena tampak menjanjikan semacam imbalan

🇵🇭Filipino

pang-akit

mga katangian na umaakit sa pamamagitan ng tila nangangako ng ilang uri ng gantimpala

🇲🇾Malay

memikat

kualiti yang menarik dengan seolah-olah menjanjikan beberapa jenis ganjaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إغراء

الصفات التي تجتذب من خلال الظهور وكأنها تعد بنوع من المكافأة

🇮🇷Persian

فریب دادن

ویژگی هایی که به نظر می رسد که نوعی پاداش را به خود جلب می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

cazibesi

Bir tür ödül vaat ediyor gibi görünerek cezbeden nitelikler

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפתוֹת

תכונות שמושכות כאילו הן מבטיחות סוג של פרס

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