tempts
SayTEMPTS/tɛmpts/
- 1Third-person singular of tempt.
The promise of quick profit tempts many inexperienced investors.
A warm afternoon tempts the children away from their homework.
Note
The -s form pairs with he, she, it or a singular noun in the present. Every other present-tense subject takes plain tempt. In each of its meanings the verb is transitive and needs an object: something tempts someone, toward a reward, into wrongdoing, or simply by its allure. The object need not be a person, though. In the sense of courting a risk, a reckless act tempts disaster itself.
tempts is a form of tempt
tempt, verb: To provoke someone into doing wrong, especially by promising a reward or pleasure. Full entry
- Spelling
- tempt → tempts: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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