B1verb · transitive · rare

tempt

tempt · tempts · tempted · tempting

приваблювати, спокушати, схиляти, змушувати

склонить, соблазнить, подбить, склонять

versuchen, in Versuchung führen, locken

To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a rewardTo provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.

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/tɛmpt/

» Tom was tempted to do that.

Том мав спокусу це зробити.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
She tempted me to eat the apple.
in Versuchung führen, versuchen
склоня́тьsklonjátʹ, склони́тьsklonítʹ, увещева́тьuveščevátʹ
схиляти, змушуватиsxyljaty, zmušuvaty
(transitive)To attract; to allure.
Its glossy skin tempted me.
locken
соблазня́тьsoblaznjátʹ, соблазни́тьsoblaznítʹ, искуша́тьiskušátʹ
спокуша́тиspokušáty, прива́блюватиpryvábljuvaty
(transitive)To provoke something; to court.
It would be tempting fate.
провоци́роватьprovocírovatʹ, спровоци́роватьsprovocírovatʹ

More definitions

try presumptuously
dispose or incline or entice to
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
try to seduce

Examples

432 sentences

Tom was tempted to do that.
Том мав спокусу це зробити. — deniko
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I'm tempted to just stay in bed.
Мене спокушає ідея просто залишитися в ліжку. — deniko
deIch bin versucht, einfach im Bett zu bleiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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That sounds very tempting.
Це звучить спокусливо. — deniko
ruЗвучит очень соблазнительно. — marafon
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That offer is tempting.
Це спокуслива пропозиція. — deniko
ruЭто заманчивое предложение. — Wezel
deDas Angebot ist verlockend. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom was tempted to lie.
Том мав спокусу збрехати. — deniko
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to provoke someone to do wrong:

to attract, allure:

Русский

By meaning 3

to provoke someone to do wrong:

to attract, allure:

to provoke:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to provoke someone to do wrong:

to attract, allure:

Origin

From Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter (French: tenter), from Latin temptare

From Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter (French: tenter), from Latin temptare, from tentare (“to handle, touch, try, test, tempt”), frequentative of tendere (“to stretch”). Displaced native English costning (“temptation”).

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Forms

tempts, tempting, tempted, tempted

Base form	tempt · to tempt
3rd person singular	tempts
Present participle	tempting
Past simple	tempted
Past participle	tempted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	tempt
he, she, it	tempts

Past simpleLesson

all persons

tempted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have tempted
he, she, it	has tempted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will tempt

Synonyms

84 synonyms

teaseB2 entranceA2 arrestB1 attractB1 charmB1 courtA2 delightB2 drawA1 engageB1 fascinateB1 interestB1 pullA2 urgeB2 gooseC1

Close in meaning

dispose or incline or entice to:allure
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting:invite
induce into action by using one's charm:charm influence
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion:entice lure

Word family

13 related words

Relatedtemptable temptation tempter

DerivedattemptB1 overtempt retempt temptability tempt fate temptful temptless temptress temptsome temptuous

Lessons 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

Collocations

12 patterns

tempted to do
be tempted to
would be tempted
will be tempted
might be tempted
could be tempted
very tempted to
as tempted to
was very tempted
probably be tempted
to be tempted
be as tempted