TEMPT


Meaning of TEMPT in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

sorely tempted

Sabine was sorely tempted to throw her drink in his face.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

sorely

Alyssia refused to give in to any urge to stare at Piers, though she was sorely tempted .

I was sorely tempted to show him the way to the phone booth, but I am not a vindictive man.

■ NOUN

government

In order to tempt investors, governments have therefore taken to offering sweeteners with their privatization offers.

investor

In order to tempt investors , governments have therefore taken to offering sweeteners with their privatization offers.

Rising equity prices hurt bonds by tempting some investors to shop for better returns in the stock market.

■ VERB

try

The Department of Industry is trying to tempt more companies to enter this area.

Along the way, devils battle the angels to try to tempt the shepherds from their journey.

All manner of villain tries to tempt him, divert him, or separate him from his small savings.

She's tried to tempt her back into the woods, but with little success.

I was trying to tempt her to take part in a so-called vox-pop.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Don't be tempted into betting money on the horses.

I'm tempted to take a nice long vacation before I start the new job.

Most infomercials try to tempt television viewers into buying beauty aids, kitchen gadgets and other products.

The arrangement tempts employees to win contracts even by illegal means.

The club is giving away free T-shirts in order to tempt people to join.

The Parisian shops have things to tempt even the strongest of wills.

Too many investors are tempted by the idea of making a quick fortune.

Travel companies tempt people with special offers.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

As a hermit living in a cave, he refused the flock of naked women sent to tempt him.

Donors now have economic control; they will always be tempted to use the power that this control brings.

If an estate car tempts you, it could pay to choose one with the option of an extra row of seats.

Rising equity prices hurt bonds by tempting some investors to shop for better returns in the stock market.

She had been tempted to cut out the photographs and keep them, but she hadn't.

This is clearly cumbersome and possibly unsatisfactory and many users might be tempted to abandon the process before achieving their ends.

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