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to tempt
01
to make someone do something that seems interesting, despite them knowing it might be wrong or not good for them
Ditransitive: to tempt sb to do sth
Examples
He tried to tempt his friend into joining the adventure by painting an exciting and exaggerated picture of the journey.
02
to feel the desire to do something
Transitive: to tempt sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
tempt
3rd person singular
tempts
present participle
tempting
past simple
tempted
past participle
tempted
Examples
The urge to splurge on designer shoes tempted her every time she passed by the boutique window.
03
to lure or seduce someone into committing an immoral or unethical action by offering them something desirable
Transitive: to tempt sb
Examples
The con artist tempted unsuspecting victims with promises of quick and easy money.
Lexical Tree
temptable
tempted
tempter
tempt
