American English pronunciation
How to pronounce tempted
IPA transcription: ['tɛmptəd]
Pronunciation variants: ['tɛmptəd]['tɛmptɪd]
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Verb
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provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
“He lured me into temptation”
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give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
“the window displays tempted the shoppers”
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dispose or incline or entice to
“We were tempted by the delicious-looking food”
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induce into action by using one's charm
“She charmed him into giving her all his money”
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try to seduce
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try presumptuously
“St. Anthony was tempted in the desert”
Usage examples
- Khan Krum attempted once more to negotiate for peace.
- Karlgren attempted to unearth Chinese history itself from its linguistic development and diffusion.
- Amadeo attempted to rescind the sale, spending thousands, but failed.
- Grunitzky attempted to unify the country by including several political parties in his government.
- Ryan's father was charged with attempted murder and jumped bail, fleeing to Canada.
- Crombie attempted but failed to have it halted.
- Kerry and Edwards claimed newfound momentum, while Dean attempted to down-play the results.
- The designers attempted to make the assembly language orthogonal.
- On fourth down, the Cowboys attempted a rollout pass.
- Stephen attempted to break out and escape, resulting in the Battle of Wilton.