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tempt English

Meaning tempt meaning

What does tempt mean?
Definitions in simple English

tempt Verb

— When you tempt someone, you try to get someone to do something, perhaps something bad or immoral. He was tempted to steal that expensive phone on the table. She was tempted to kiss him.

tempt

— verb dispose or incline or entice to We were tempted by the delicious-looking food — verb (= lure) provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion He lured me into temptation — verb (= invite) give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting the window displays tempted the shoppers — verb (= charm) induce into action by using one's charm She charmed him into giving her all his money — verb try presumptuously St. Anthony was tempted in the desert — verb try to seduce

Synonyms tempt synonyms

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tempt English » English

entice seduce lure allure attract beguile induce test lead astray try tantalize charm tease persuade invite inveigle fascinate attempt influence deceive coax call for cajole bait excite draw decoy captivate arouse wheedle titillate temptation sound out push misguide incite fool exchange ensnare carry away appeal win over wile vex vamp try out trick treat trap taunt

Topics tempt topics

What do people use tempt to talk about?
Person Life Sexual relations

Attract sexually
Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Attract
Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Bad, immoral

Conjugation tempt conjugation

How do you conjugate tempt?

tempt · verb

Examples tempt examples

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Simple sentences

Can I tempt you to try another piece of cake?
And don't tempt me.
Do not tempt me.
Don't tempt me.
Don't tempt me. I might just do that.
I don't want to tempt fate.
I didn't mean to tempt you.
Women use perfume because a nose is easier to tempt than an eye.
Maybe you shouldn't tempt fate.

Movie subtitles

Can I tempt you to a cup?
It's the things one can't do that always tempt me.
Now, turn red to tempt Snow White. To make her hunger for a bite.
Don't tempt me.
Nothing can tempt me from my duty.
I'm sure you will find something to tempt your appetite.
Don't tempt him, darling.
No, but I do not like to tempt Providence.
You can't touch her nor tempt her.
Does that tempt you, Doctor?
But the painting would always be there to tempt his weakness.
What if it tempt you toward the flood, my lord?
Why do you tempt me so with your beauty?
I wonder whether I may not tempt you and the other ladies to share.
Lay off them, tempt you like a fruit cake.
Edith, don't tempt me. I lost pounds in Bermuda.
No, but I dinna like to tempt Providence. Ha ha!
Don't tempt me!
Tempt him with speed aboard.
Of course, a situation like that does tempt amateurs. But, well, they, you know, they can't stay the course like a professional.
Don't tempt fate.
Full of stuff to tempt the eye, as they say.
Could we tempt you with something to go with the desk?
We'd run anything if people wanted it enough and had the money to pay. Of course, a situation like that does tempt amateurs.
Oh, Sir John, can I tempt you to this? - Oh, thank you.
Don't insist, or you'll tempt me.
Is God let devil tempt us?

News and current affairs

Even China briefly allowed its currency to weaken against the dollar last year, and slowing output growth may tempt the government to let the renminbi weaken even more.
A weak and divided Europe will tempt Russia to pursue dangerous paths into the future.
The attempt to ensure that the losses are not recognized might tempt the Fed to rely excessively on untested, uncertain, and costly monetary-policy tools - like paying high interest rates on reserves to induce banks not to lend.
If the peace process does not exist, the resulting vacuum might tempt some in the Arab world to deal with the problem of rising economic expectations - and, alas, dashed political expectations - through old-fashioned anti-Israel demagoguery.
A Yanukovych restoration would be a disaster for Ukraine, for Russia, and for Europe, because it would put Ukraine's independence in question and tempt Russia with dreams of renewed empire.
Second, Central Asia's leadership transitions could tempt outside powers to exploit the resulting instability and spark a struggle for influence.
The consequences of rising income inequality can tempt policymakers down a dangerous path: the use of debt, sometimes combined with an asset bubble, to sustain consumption.
Yet governments must also avoid pumping up businesses with over-confidence, which could tempt them to raise mark-ups and hurt sales.

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