lure
To attract by temptation, appeal, or guileTo attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.
anlocken, herlocken, locken
соблазня́тьsoblaznjátʹ, прима́ниватьprimánivatʹ, мани́тьmanítʹ
(transitive)To attract fish with a lure.
(transitive)To recall a hawk with a lure.
- provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Examples
71 sentencesTom was lured into a trap.
ruТома заманили в ловушку. — sharptoothed
He lured her away from her husband.
ruОн увёл её у мужа. — sharptoothed
Tom lured us into a trap.
ruТом заманил нас в ловушку. — sharptoothed
He felt the lure of adventure.
Sami lured prostitutes into his car.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *lōþrFrom Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *lōþr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-, perhaps ultimately related to *laþō (“invitation, calling”), or from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to hide”). Compare English allure, also from Old French. Probably related to German Luder (“bait”).
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Forms
lures, luring, lured, luredSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle