verleitet

tempted, tempts

→ verleiten
ver change into, away, or completely + leit guide; lead + et er/sie/es or ihr present; ihr imperative; past participle
verb · past tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person plural, present tense / 2nd-person plural Rare #43,863
tempted, tempts Often used with zu to say what someone is tempted or induced to do.
GE: Der Duft verleitet mich zu einem Stück Kuchen.
EN: The smell tempts me to have a piece of cake.
Conjugation of verleiten
Past
verleitet
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second — verleitet
Third verleitet —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second — verleitet
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — verleitet

Tom wurde verleitet, Mary die Wahrheit zu sagen.

Tom was tricked into telling Mary the truth.

Seht nur, wozu Ihr ihn verleitet.

Just look at what you’re tempting him to do.

— Der letzte Kaiser (1987)

Hast du Tom dazu verleitet?

Did you trick Tom into doing this?

Die Explosion verleitet den Kader zum Angriff.

The explosion prompts the squad to attack.

— War Machine (2026)

Der Böse hat mich verleitet.

The evil one has led me astray.

— Andrej Rubljow (1966)