tempt

tɛmpt

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Definition of tempt - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

enticeprovoke someone to do something wrong or unwise

He tried to tempt her into stealing.

dangerrisk provoking a negative outcome

Climbing without gear is tempting fate.

offer rewardmake someone want to do something by offering a reward

He tried to tempt her with chocolate.

allure

entice

lure

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Expressions with tempt

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tempt fate

take a big risk that could cause trouble

He didn't want to tempt fate by going out in the storm.

don't tempt me

exp.

telling someone not to encourage you to do something tempting

"Don't tempt me," she laughed when he mentioned skipping work together.

Origin of tempt

Latin, temptare (to test)

Terms with tempt included in their meaning

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baiting

adj.

attractive

intended to attract or tempt someone

seduce

temptation

tempt someone to do something unwise or immoral

allure

attraction

attract or tempt with charm

entice

attract or tempt

make someone want something by offering pleasure or hope

call to

temptation

tempt or beckon someone irresistibly

opportunity makes a thief

exp.

human behavior

easy chances can tempt people to steal or do wrong

tantalise

tempting unobtainable

tempt with something unobtainable

invite

attraction

attract or tempt someone

Examples of tempt in a sentence

The shortcut tempted him to ignore the rules.
Ignore the warning, and you tempt disaster.
Driving through the flood would tempt fate.
The bright bonus tempted him to work overtime.
They tempted tourists with free samples.

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French:tenter, tenter le diable, ...
German:verleiten, das Schicksal herausfordern, ...
Italian:tentare, sfidare la sorte, ...
Spanish:tentar, tentar a la suerte, ...
Portuguese:tentar, desafiar o destino, ...
Chinese:引诱, 冒险招致, ...
Japanese:そそのかす, 運を試す, ...
Arabic:أَغْرَى, تَحَدّى, ...
Hebrew:לְפַתּוֹת, לְהִסְתַּכֵּן, ...
Russian:искушать, искушать судьбу, ...
Ukrainian:спокушати, спокушати долю, ...
Hindi:उकसाना, किस्मत को ललकारना, ...
Bengali:প্রলোভিত করা, বিপদ ডেকে আনা, ...
Catalan:temptar, temptar la sort, ...
Czech:svádět, pokoušet osud, ...
Danish:forlede, udfordre skæbnen, ...
Dutch:verleiden, het lot tarten, ...
Greek:παρασύρω, προκαλώ τη μοίρα μου, ...
Hungarian:elcsábítani, kísérteni a sorsot, ...
Khmer:ល្បួង, ប្រថុយនឹងវាសនា, ...
Korean:유혹하다, 화를 자초하다, ...
Persian:وسوسه کردن, بخت را به مبارزه طلبیدن, ...
Polish:kusić, kusić los, ...
Portuguese (BR):tentar, desafiar, ...
Romanian:a ispiti, a sfida soarta, ...
Swedish:fresta, utmana ödet, ...
Thai:ล่อลวง, ท้าทายโชคชะตา, ...
Turkish:ayartmak, kötü bir sonucu göze almak, ...
Vietnamese:xúi giục, thách thức số phận, ...

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