Tempt
verb — past tense: tempted ; past participle: tempted ; present participle: tempting ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) ~ somebody (into something doing something) (to be inviting or enticing, to provoke or risk provoking (fate, etc), to persuade or try to persuade to do something, especially something wrong or evil, to lure; to arouse a desire in, to attract) tempt him with money ទាក់, បញ្ចូល
Example: The Devil tempted Eve, Tenpin a man to steal, I am tempted to go, A tempting offer, food.Sweets tempt me ធ្វើអោយចង់ Don't tempt fate កុំយកកទៅលអន្ទាក់ - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ទាក់ទាញ, ព្យាយាមទាក់ទង
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: tempted ; past participle: tempted ; present participle: tempting ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.