Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.

    verführen

    прельща́тьprelʹščátʹ, прельсти́тьprelʹstítʹ

    спокушатиspokušaty

    lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct

  2. (transitive)To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.

    verführen, verleiten

    соблазня́тьsoblaznjátʹ, соблазни́тьsoblaznítʹ, обольща́тьobolʹščátʹ

  3. (broadly, euphemistic, transitive)To have sexual intercourse with.

    He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.

    induce to have sex

  4. (transitive)To win over or attract.

    He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.

Examples

80 sentences
  1. Are you trying to seduce me?

    Ти намагаєшся мене спокусити?

    ruТы меня соблазнить пытаешься?

    deVersuchst du, mich zu verführen?

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  2. I'm not going to seduce her.

    Я не збираюся її спокушати.

    ruЯ не собираюсь её соблазнять.

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  3. He tried to seduce me.

    Він намагався мене спокусити.

    ruОн пытался соблазнить меня.

    deEr versuchte, mich zu verführen.

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  4. Layla was seduced.

    Лейлу спокусили.

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  5. If you want to seduce this douche, then you'll have to start painting your nails red instead of chewing them.

    Якщо хочеш звабити цього ідіота, то фарбуй нігті, а не гризи їх.

    ruЕсли ты хочешь охмурить этого придурка, тебе следует начать красить ногти вместо того, чтобы грызть их.

    deWenn du diesen Deppen verführen willst, dann musst du anfangen, dir die Nägel rot zu lackieren, statt sie abzukauen.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray:
Русский
By meaning 2
to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray:
to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to beguile or lure someone away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray:
to entice or induce someone to engage in a sexual relationship:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin sēdūcō (“to lead apart or astray”), from sē- (“aside, away, astray”) +

Borrowed from Latin sēdūcō (“to lead apart or astray”), from sē- (“aside, away, astray”) + dūcō (“to lead”); see duct. Compare adduce, conduce, deduce, etc. and Middle English seduct.

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Forms

seduces, seducing, seduced, seduced
Base formseduce · to seduce
3rd person singularseduces
Present participleseducing
Past simpleseduced
Past participleseduced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyseduce
he, she, itseduces

Past simpleLesson

all personsseduced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave seduced
he, she, ithas seduced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill seduce

Synonyms

153 synonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

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