verb “tempt”
Infinitiv tempt; hien tempts; Verg. tempted; Part. Verg. tempted; Ger. tempting
- to make someone want to do something wrong by offering them something desirable
Mellen Iech un, fir d'Iwwersetzungen vun den Beispillsätz an d'monolingual Definitioune vun all Wuert ze gesinn.
The advertisement tempted him with the promise of a free phone if he signed up for the expensive plan.
- to persuade
The smell of fresh cookies tempted him to break his diet.
- to risk a negative outcome
Ignoring the weather forecast, they decided to go hiking, clearly tempting fate.