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- Dictionarytempt/tɛm(p)t/
verb
- 1. entice or try to entice (someone) to do something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or unwise: "there'll always be someone tempted by the rich pickings of poaching" Similar Opposite
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to encourage someone to want to have or do something, esp. something wrong: I’m trying to diet – don’t tempt me with that cake! tempting. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈtemp·tɪŋ / Any free offer is always tempting. Idiom. tempt fate.
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.
Definition of tempt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used with object) 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:
To tempt is to attract by holding out the probability of gratification or advantage, often in the direction of that which is wrong or unwise: to tempt a man with a bribe. To seduce is literally to lead astray, sometimes from that which absorbs one or demands attention, but oftener, in a moral sense, from rectitude, chastity, etc.: to seduce a ...
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 generous stock options.
to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that they do not need or something that is wrong: [ + to do sth ] She's trying to tempt me to go shopping with her. I'm tempted not to go to my next class. (Definition of tempt from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of tempt.
