tempted

Definition von tempted im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Simple past tense and past participle of tempt; past of tempt; If you say that you are tempted to do something, you mean that you would like to do it. I'm very tempted to sell my house
tempt: To attract; to allure
Its glossy skin tempted me.
tempt: To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice
She tempted me to eat the apple.
tempt: to offer to (somebody) an inducement to do wrong
tempt: {v} to entice to ill, provoke, try prove
easily tempted: easily persuaded, quickly enticed
tempt: try presumptuously; "St Anthony was tempted in the desert"
tempt: To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt
tempt: try presumptuously; "St
tempt: To provoke something; to court
tempt: To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try
tempt: If you tempt someone, you offer them something they want in order to encourage them to do what you want them to do. a million dollar marketing campaign to tempt American tourists back to Britain Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford She will be offering a package worth about 40 million dollars, to tempt the rebels into agreeing to disarm. see also tempted
tempt: dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
tempt: induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
tempt: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
tempt: If someone says that something they say or do is tempting fate or is tempting providence, they mean they are worried that it may cause the good luck they have had so far to end. As soon as you start to talk about never having played on a losing side, it is tempting fate
tempt: Anthony was tempted in the desert" dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" try to seduce
tempt: {f} allure, entice, tantalize, seduce
tempt: try to seduce
tempt: Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful. Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry? The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life
tempt: To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate
tempt: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
tempt: Anthony was tempted in the desert"
tempt: To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce