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Tempt: Meaning, Examples, and Common Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：entice (tempt)

tempt 🔊

/tɛmpt/

vt.

To make someone want to do something they know is probably bad, unwise, or wrong.

entice 🔊

➕

/ɪnˈtaɪs/

vt.

To persuade or lead someone into doing something that is considered wrong, unwise, or undesirable.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'temptare' (to try, test). Related to 'attempt' and 'temptation'.

💡 Mnemonic

Tempt: try to make someone do something. Think 'attempt' without 'a'.

📖 Example

The delicious cake in the shop window tempted her to break her diet. 🔊 The delicious cake in the shop window tempted her to break her diet.

🔗 Collocations

tempt someone into doing something – to persuade someone to do something wrong or unwise

be tempted to do something – to feel a strong desire to do something, especially something you should avoid

tempt fate – to take a risk or do something that might cause failure or trouble

🔄 Synonyms

lure (vt.) – to attract or entice someone by offering something desirable

entice (vt.) – to attract someone by offering something appealing

seduce (vt.) – to persuade someone to do something by making it seem attractive

🚫 Antonyms

repel (vt.) – to drive away or discourage someone

deter (vt.) – to discourage someone from doing something

🌱 Derivatives

temptation (n.) – the act of tempting or the state of being tempted

tempter (n.) – a person who tempts

tempting (adj.) – appealing or attractive

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Latin 'temptare' meaning 'to try, test'. In Medieval English, it evolved to mean 'to test or provoke' and later 'to entice to wrongdoing'.

Meaning 2：attract (tempt)

tempt 🔊

/tɛmpt/

vt.

To make something seem so good or attractive that you want to have it or experience it.

attract 🔊

➕

/əˈtrækt/

vt.

To make something appear so appealing that one desires it or wants to experience it.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The advertisement for the tropical island holiday really tempted me to book a flight. 🔊 The advertisement for the tropical island holiday really tempted me to book a flight.

🔗 Collocations

tempt someone with something – to attract someone by offering something desirable

be tempted by something – to feel drawn to something because it seems appealing

tempt someone into buying something – to persuade someone to make a purchase through appeal

🔄 Synonyms

attract (vt.) – to draw someone's interest or attention

entice (vt.) – to attract someone by offering something desirable

lure (vt.) – to attract someone away from a place or into a particular course of action