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Tempt

verb/tˈɛmpt/
Definition
dispose or incline or entice to
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈɛmpt/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈɛmpt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈɛmpt/
1 syllable Say it as /tˈɛmpt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbdispose or incline or entice to
“We were tempted by the delicious-looking food”
verbprovoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
“He lured me into temptation”
verbgive rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
“the window displays tempted the shoppers”
verbinduce into action by using one's charm
“She charmed him into giving her all his money”
verbtry to seduce
verbtry presumptuously
“St. Anthony was tempted in the desert”
Word Forms
temptableadjectivesusceptible to temptation
temptationnounthe desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
tempternouna person who tempts others
allurementnounthe power to entice or attract through personal charm
allurenounthe power to entice or attract through personal charm
enticementnounsomething that seduces or has the quality to seduce
lurenounsomething used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
invitationnouna tempting allurement
charmnounattractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
influencenounone having power to influence another
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
versuchen
veranlassen oder dazu neigen oder dazu verleiten
🇫🇷French
tenter
disposer, incliner ou inciter à
🇪🇸Spanish
tentar
disponer o inclinar o atraer a
🇮🇹Italian
tentare
disporre o inclinare o invogliare a
🇳🇱Dutch
verleiden
weggooien, neigen of verleiden
🇵🇹Portuguese
tentar
dispor ou inclinar ou seduzir para
🇷🇺Russian
искушать
располагать или склонять или побуждать к
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रलोभन
निपटाना या झुकाना या प्रलोभित करना
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রলোভন
🇮🇳Tamil
தூண்டுதல்
அப்புறப்படுத்துதல் அல்லது சாய்த்தல் அல்லது கவர்ந்திழுத்தல்
🇮🇳Telugu
టెంప్ట్
పారవేయండి లేదా మొగ్గు చూపండి లేదా ప్రలోభపెట్టండి
🇮🇳Marathi
मोह
विल्हेवाट लावणे किंवा झुकणे किंवा मोहात पाडणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
લાલચ
નિકાલ અથવા ઝોક અથવા લલચાવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಲೋಭನೆ
ವಿಲೇವಾರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಒಲವು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಲೋಭನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രലോഭിപ്പിക്കുക
വിനിയോഗിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചായുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വശീകരിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਰਤਾਵੇ
ਨਿਪਟਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਝੁਕਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਲੁਭਾਉਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
آزمائش
ٹھکانے لگانا یا مائل کرنا یا آمادہ کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
诱惑
处置或倾向于或引诱
🇯🇵Japanese
誘惑する
処分する、傾向する、または誘惑する
🇰🇷Korean
유혹하다
처분하거나 기울이거나 유인합니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cám dỗ
vứt bỏ hoặc nghiêng hoặc lôi kéo
🇹🇭Thai
ล่อ
ทิ้งหรือโน้มน้าวหรือล่อลวงให้
🇮🇩Indonesian
menggoda
membuang atau condong atau membujuk
🇵🇭Filipino
tuksuhin
itapon o ihilig o akitin
🇲🇾Malay
menggoda
membuang atau condong atau menarik untuk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يغري
تصرف أو تميل أو تغري
🇮🇷Persian
وسوسه کردن
دور انداختن یا متمایل یا اغوا کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
baştan çıkarmak
elden çıkarmak veya eğmek veya ikna etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִפתוֹת
להיפטר או להטות או לפתות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tempt'?
The primary meaning of 'tempt' is 'dispose or incline or entice to'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tempt' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tempt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tempt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tempt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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