"tenter" meaning in French

See tenter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tɑ̃.te/ Audio: Fr-tenter.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French tenter, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|tenter|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French tenter, {{inh+|fr|frm|tenter}} Inherited from Middle French tenter, {{inh|fr|fro|tempter}} Old French tempter, {{inh|fr|la|temptō|temptāre}} Latin temptāre Head templates: {{fr-verb}} tenter Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], tenter [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], tentant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], tenté [participle, past], tente [first-person, indicative, present, singular], tentes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], tente [indicative, present, singular, third-person], tentons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], tentez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], tentent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], tentais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], tentais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], tentait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], tentions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], tentiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], tentaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], tentai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], tentas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], tenta [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], tentâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], tentâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], tentèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], tenterai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], tenteras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], tentera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], tenterons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], tenterez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], tenteront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], tenterais [conditional, first-person, singular], tenterais [conditional, second-person, singular], tenterait [conditional, singular, third-person], tenterions [conditional, first-person, plural], tenteriez [conditional, plural, second-person], tenteraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], tente [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], tentes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tente [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], tentions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], tentiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], tentent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], tentasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], tentasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], tentât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], tentassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], tentassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], tentassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], tente [imperative, second-person, singular], tentons [first-person, imperative, plural], tentez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (with de for verbs) to attempt Synonyms: essayer, entreprendre
    Sense id: en-tenter-fr-verb-ilidmbpT Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 35 30 36
  2. to tempt
    Sense id: en-tenter-fr-verb-Eg0kB2jX Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 35 30 36
  3. to be desirable or interesting to; to be something one feels like doing
    Sense id: en-tenter-fr-verb-q~MWzs9j Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 7 65 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 35 30 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: intentable (english: unattemptable), tentable (english: attemptable), tentant (english: tempting), tentatif (english: tentative), tentation (english: temptation), tentative (english: attempt), tenté (english: tempted), tenter Dieu (english: to tempt God), tenter le diable, tenter le tout pour le tout

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "unattemptable",
      "word": "intentable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "attemptable",
      "word": "tentable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "tempting",
      "word": "tentant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "tentative",
      "word": "tentatif"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "temptation",
      "word": "tentation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "attempt",
      "word": "tentative"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "tempted",
      "word": "tenté"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to tempt God",
      "word": "tenter Dieu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tenter le diable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tenter le tout pour le tout"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "tenter",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle French tenter",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "tenter"
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "temptō",
        "4": "temptāre"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French tenter, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fr-conj-auto",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenter",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentant",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tɑ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ayant + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenté",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tente",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentes",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tente",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentons",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentez",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentent",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentais",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentais",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentait",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentions",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentiez",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentaient",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentai",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentas",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.ta/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenta",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.ta/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentâmes",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentâtes",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tat/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentèrent",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tɛʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenterai",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenteras",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentera",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenterons",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenterez",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenteront",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenterais",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenterais",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenterait",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenterions",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenteriez",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenteraient",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tente",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentes",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tente",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentions",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentiez",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentent",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentasse",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentasses",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentât",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.ta/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentassions",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentassiez",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.ta.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentassent",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tente",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃t/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentons",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.tɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tentez",
      "ipa": "/tɑ̃.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tenter",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 30 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French verbs with conjugation -er",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The enemy attempted a frontal attack.",
          "text": "L’ennemi tenta une attaque frontale.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The sultan attempted to present himself as a pious Muslim.",
          "text": "Le sultan tentait de se présenter comme un musulman pieux.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to attempt"
      ],
      "id": "en-tenter-fr-verb-ilidmbpT",
      "links": [
        [
          "de",
          "de#French"
        ],
        [
          "attempt",
          "attempt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with de for verbs) to attempt"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with de for verbs"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "essayer"
        },
        {
          "word": "entreprendre"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The serpent tempted Eve.",
          "text": "Le serpent tenta Ève.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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          "english": "The sultan attempted to present himself as a pious Muslim.",
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          "english": "The serpent tempted Eve.",
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