tempt

Pronunciation

• (US) (UK) IPA ^(key): /tɛmpt/ or /tɛmt/

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Verb

Plain form tempt

Third-person singular tempts

Past tense tempted

Past participle tempted

Present participle tempting

1. (transitive) 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.