tempted
SayTEMP-tid/ˈtɛmptɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of tempt.
The low sticker price tempted several buyers who had sworn off new cars.
She felt tempted to reveal the secret but held her tongue.
Note
Most often met after be or feel, where it describes an inclination rather than a deed: I am tempted to go. In that frame it takes a to-infinitive and usually signals a pull the speaker may resist. That pull sits closer to the 'attract, allure' side of tempt than to enticing someone into wrongdoing. With have, or as a plain past (the price tempted buyers), the active sense of luring returns.
tempted is a form of tempt
tempt, verb: To provoke someone into doing wrong, especially by promising a reward or pleasure. Full entry
- Spelling
- tempt → tempted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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