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Webster 1913 Edition
Tempt
Tempt
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tempted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tempting
.] 1.
To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
God did
tempt
Abraham. Gen. xxii. 1.
Ye shall not
tempt
the Lord your God. Deut. vi. 16.
2.
To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce.
Every man is
tempted
when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. James i. 14.
3.
To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate.
Tempt
not the brave and needy to despair. Dryden.
Nor
tempt
the wrath of heaven’s avenging Sire. Pope.
4.
To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.
Ere leave be given to
tempt
the nether skies. Dryden.
Syn. – To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tempt
TEMPT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To incite or solicit to an evil act; to entice to something wrong by presenting arguments that are plausible or convincing, or by the offer of some pleasure or apparent advantage as the inducement. My lady Gray tempts him to this harsh extremity.
Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. James 1.
2.
To provoke; to incite. Tempt not the brave and needy to despair.
3.
To solicit; to draw; without the notion of evil. Still his strength conceal'd,
Which tempted our attempt, and wrought our fall.
4.
To try; to venture on; to attempt. E'er leave be giv'n to tempt the nether skies.
5.
In Scripture, to try; to prove; to put to trial for proof. God did tempt Abraham. Gen.22.
Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. Deut.6.
Definition 2024
tempt
tempt
English
Verb
tempt (third-person singular simple present tempts, present participle tempting, simple past and past participle tempted)
- (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
- She tempted me to eat the apple.
- (transitive) To attract; to allure.
- Its glossy skin tempted me.
- (transitive) To provoke something; to court.
- It would be tempting fate.
Translations
to provoke someone to do wrong
|
to attract, allure
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to provoke
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Derived terms
Derived terms
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External links
- tempt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- tempt in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- tempt at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latvian
Verb
tempt tr., 1st conj., pres. tempju, temp, tempj, past tempu
Conjugation
conjugation of tempt
| INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) | IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (tagadne) |
Past (pagātne) |
Future (nākotne) |
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| 1st pers. sg. | es | tempju | tempu | tempšu | — |
| 2nd pers. sg. | tu | temp | tempi | tempsi | temp |
| 3rd pers. sg. | viņš, viņa | tempj | tempa | temps | lai tempj |
| 1st pers. pl. | mēs | tempjam | tempām | tempsim | tempsim |
| 2nd pers. pl. | jūs | tempjat | tempāt | tempsiet, tempsit |
tempiet |
| 3rd pers. pl. | viņi, viņas | tempj | tempa | temps | lai tempj |
| CONJUNCTIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) | PARTICIPLES (divdabji) | ||||
| Present | tempjot | Present Active 1 (Adj.) | tempjošs | ||
| Past | esot tempis | Present Active 2 (Adv.) | tempdams | ||
| Future | tempšot | Present Active 3 (Adv.) | tempjot | ||
| Imperative | lai tempjot | Present Active 4 (Obj.) | tempjam | ||
| CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) | Past Active | tempis | |||
| Present | temptu | Present Passive | — | ||
| Past | būtu tempis | Past Passive | — | ||
| DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) | NOMINAL FORMS | ||||
| Indicative | (būt) jātempj | Infinitive (nenoteiksme) | tempt | ||
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jātempj | Negative Infinitive | netempt | ||
| Conjunctive 2 | jātempjot | Verbal noun | tempšana | ||