tentar

== Bikol Central == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tentar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tenˈtaɾ/ [ten̪ˈtaɾ] Hyphenation: ten‧tar === Verb === tentár (plural terentar, Basahan spelling ᜆᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜍ᜔) to tempt Synonym: pasagad to seduce Synonym: sugot ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Galician == === Alternative forms === atentar === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tentar, from Latin temptāre === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tenˈtaɾ/ [t̪en̪ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: ten‧tar === Verb === tentar (first-person singular present tento, first-person singular preterite tentei, past participle tentado) to tempt Ben sabe o diaño a quen tenta, e a besta a quen derruba (proverb) ― The devil well knows who he is tempting, and the horse who he unseats to attempt to feel, touch to fumble; to grope Synonyms: apalpar, apalparuxar, atoar, atanxer ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “tentar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “tentar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tentar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “tentar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tentar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “tentar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tentar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tempt, French tenter, Italian tentare, Spanish tentar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tenˈtar/ === Verb === tentar (present tense atentas, past tense atentis, future tense atentos, imperative atentez, conditional atentus) (transitive) to tempt ==== Conjugation ==== == Interlingua == === Verb === tentar to attempt to tempt == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese tentar, from Latin temptāre. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ten‧tar === Verb === tentar (first-person singular present tento, first-person singular preterite tentei, past participle tentado) to try, go for, attempt to tease, tempt to dare, challenge Synonym: desafiar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:tentar. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tentar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tentar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === atentar === Etymology === From Latin temptāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tenˈtaɾ/ [t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ten‧tar === Verb === tentar (first-person singular present tiento, first-person singular preterite tenté, past participle tentado) to tempt to touch Synonym: tocar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tentar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Verb === tentar present indicative of tenta === Anagrams === ratten, tanter