indulge
/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/
indulge verb: to yield to a temptation or desire.
Verb
indulge (third-person singular simple present indulges, present participle indulging, simple past and past participle indulged)
- To yield to a temptation or desire.
- He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge.
- I indulged in drinking on the weekend.
- To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
- Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.
- I love to indulge myself with beautiful clothes.
- To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
- to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
- To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
- To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
- persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners1678, Antiquitates Christianæ: Or, the History of the Life and Death of the Holy Jesus: […], London: […] E. Flesher, and R. Norton, for R[ichard] Royston, […], →OCLC
- Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light / Indulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night!1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC
indulge meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
indulge in Tamil
- செல்லம் கொடு, இளக்காரம் கொடு, இடம் கொடு, சலுகை காட்டு, சீராட்டு, அளவுக்கு அதிகமாக அன்பு காட்டு
indulge in Urdu
- عیش کرنا, شغل کرنا, بےاحتیاطی کرنا
indulge in Bengali
- আশকারা দেওয়া, তৃপ্ত করা, লিপ্ত হওয়া
indulge in Malayalam
- തടുക്കാതിരിക്കുക, ഇഷ്ടത്തിനു വഴങ്ങുക, ലാളിക്കുക, ആനുകൂല്യം കാട്ടുക
More languagesFewer languages
- indulge in Kannada
- ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸು, ತಣಿಸು, ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಗೊಳಿಸು, ಇಚ್ಛೆ ಪೂರೈಸು
- indulge in Thai
- หลงระเริง
Examples of indulge in a sentence
- "She constantly faked being sick, and perhaps mistakenly, I indulged her more than I should have, pretending I couldn't tell.2013, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain, volume 1, →ISBN, page 193:
- Internet shopping invites you to gaze out upon the entire bazaar all at once and to indulge the merest whim2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian:
Synonyms of indulge
Antonyms
Forms of indulge
| third-person singular present | indulges |
|---|---|
| present participle | indulging |
| past participle | indulged |
| past | indulged |
Origin of indulge
From Latin indulgeō (“to indulge”).
Words formed from indulge
Words that rhyme with indulge
Questions about indulge
- What does indulge mean?
- Indulge means to yield to a temptation or desire.
- What is indulge in Tamil?
- Indulge in Tamil is செல்லம் கொடு, இளக்காரம் கொடு, இடம் கொடு. See Indulge meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use indulge in a sentence?
- "She constantly faked being sick, and perhaps mistakenly, I indulged her more than I should have, pretending I couldn't tell.
- What part of speech is indulge?
- Indulge is a verb.
- How do you pronounce indulge?
- Indulge is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/.
- What is the past tense of indulge?
- The past tense of indulge is indulged.
Words near indulge in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: indulge (page history and authors); indulge (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indulge (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Indulge (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indulge (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indulge (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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