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tempts fate

tempts fate is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tempt fate.

Meaning of tempt fate

Verb

tempt fate (third-person singular simple present tempts fate, present participle tempting fate, simple past and past participle tempted fate)

  1. (idiomatic) To take a risk.
    • Don't tempt fate by driving without a seatbelt.
    Synonyms:
    court disaster, play Russian roulette
  2. To take an imagined or superstitiously believed risk of provoking an adverse outcome by mentioning something or making a prediction.
    • I shouldn't tempt fate, but it looks like it's going to rain.

Questions about tempts fate

What is tempts fate the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tempts fate is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tempt fate.

Words near tempts fate in the dictionary

  1. temptings
  2. temptless
  3. temptress
  4. temptresses
  5. tempts
  6. tempts fate
  7. temptsome
  8. temptuous
  9. tempura
  10. tempuras
  11. tempus fugit

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