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tempted

verb
SayTEMP-tid/ˈtɛmptɪd/

1 meaning of tempted

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of tempt. Use this form for something that happened before now.

    The smell of warm bread tempted her into the little bakery.

    He was tempted to skip school and sleep in all morning.

    Note

tempted is a form of tempt

tempt, verb: To try to get someone to do something wrong by offering a reward. Full entry

Forms
tempttempts he/she/ittempting -ing formtempted past tense, past participle
Spelling
tempt → tempted: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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