tempten

Catalan

Verb

tempten

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Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French tempter, from Latin temptō, variant of tentō, frequentative of teneō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛm(p)tən/

Verb

tempten (third-person singular simple present tempteth, present participle temptende, temptynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tempted)

1. to tempt

Conjugation

Conjugation of tempten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) tempten, tempte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tempte	tempted
2nd-person singular	temptest	temptedest
3rd-person singular	tempteth	tempted
subjunctive singular	tempte
imperative singular		—
plural1	tempten, tempte	tempteden, temptede
imperative plural	tempteth, tempte	—
participles	temptynge, temptende	tempted, ytempted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: tempt