tenter

== English == === Etymology === Via Old French, perhaps from Latin tentorium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛn.təɹ/ Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ) === Noun === tenter (plural tenters) A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman. (engineering) A kind of governor, or regulating device. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tenter (third-person singular simple present tenters, present participle tentering, simple past and past participle tentered) (transitive) To stretch cloth on such a framework. (intransitive) To admit extension; to be stretchable. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Netter, netter, retent == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French tenter, from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑ̃.te/ === Verb === tenter (with de for verbs) to attempt Synonyms: essayer, entreprendre to tempt to be desirable or interesting to; to be something one feels like doing ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tenter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === trente, Trente == Latin == === Verb === tenter first-person singular present passive subjunctive of tentō == Norman == === Etymology === From Latin temptō, temptāre. === Verb === tenter (Jersey) to try ==== Synonyms ==== tâchi