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- DictionaryTempt/tem(p)t/
verb
- 1. entice or attempt to entice (someone) to do or acquire something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or not beneficial: "there'll always be someone tempted by the rich pickings of poaching"
TEMPTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of tempt 2. to make someone want to have or do something…. Learn more.
The meaning of TEMPT is to entice to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain. How to use tempt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Tempt.
verb [ T ] uk / tempt / us / tempt /. to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong: tempt someone into doing something The offer of free credit tempted her into buying a new car.
1. to attempt to persuade or entice to do something, esp something morally wrong or unwise. 2. to allure, invite, or attract. 3. to give rise to a desire in (someone) to do something; dispose: their unfriendliness tempted me to leave the party. 4. to risk provoking (esp in the phrase tempt fate)
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral. to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me. Synonyms: persuade, incite, lure, induce, inveigle. to render strongly disposed to do something: The book tempted me to read more on the subject. to put (someone) to the test in a venturesome way; provoke:
tempted. (temptɪd ) adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, usually ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B2. If you say that you are tempted to do something, you mean that you would like to do it. I'm very tempted to sell my house. She'd never even felt tempted to return. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong: tempt someone into doing something The offer of free credit tempted her into buying a new car. [ + to infinitive ] They tempted him to join the company by offer ing him a huge salary and a company car.
Tempted Definition. Simple past tense and past participle of tempt.
Definition of tempt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you say that you are tempted to do something, you mean that you would like to do it. I'm very tempted to sell my house.
