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intrigue1 verbintrigue2 noun intriguein‧trigue1 /ɪnˈtriːɡ/ ●○○ verb   intrigue1Origin: 1600-1700 French intriguer, from Italian intrigare, from Latin intricare; ➔ INTRICATE VERB TABLEintrigue |
| Present | I, you, we, they | intrigue | | he, she, it | intrigues | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | intrigued | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have intrigued | | he, she, it | has intrigued | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had intrigued | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will intrigue | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have intrigued |
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| Present | I | am intriguing | | he, she, it | is intriguing | | you, we, they | are intriguing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was intriguing | | you, we, they | were intriguing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been intriguing | | he, she, it | has been intriguing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been intriguing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be intriguing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been intriguing |
- One question has particularly intrigued those working on this study.
- Specialists were intrigued by a woman who writes upside-down.
- The final part of the letter intrigued him greatly.
- While King Richard was abroad, the barons had been intriguing against him.
- The thought of experiencing health intrigues me.
to make someone interested► interest if something interests you, it makes you feel interested: · There was an article in yesterday's paper that might interest you.· It's always best to choose the subject that interests you, not the one your parents want you to do.· What interests me most is where he got all that money in the first place. ► get somebody interested to make someone interested in a subject or activity, especially by trying to make it seem attractive or enjoyable: · If we can get enough people interested, we could start a reading group.get sb interested in: · I've tried to get Sam interested in sport, but all he wants to do is watch TV. ► fascinate if something fascinates you, it makes you very interested, so that you want to spend a lot of time thinking about it, watching it etc: · Anything to do with computers fascinates him.· Cats fascinate me - I don't know why.what fascinates me is: · What fascinates me about his poems is their apparent simplicity. ► intrigue if something intrigues you, it makes you want to know more about it because there is something about it that you do not understand or cannot explain: · The final part of the letter intrigued him greatly.· One question has particularly intrigued those working on this study. ► rekindle/revive interest to make people interested in a particular subject again: · The discovery of the Titanic, twenty miles below the ocean surface, rekindled interest in the ship.· His book did much to revive interest in long-forgotten natural remedies. ► a web of intrigue/deceit/deception/lies etcADVERB► more· Inherent in the plan is a second set of clues, even more unclear, more intriguing.· Other aspects of the story depart from Lear in a more intriguing way.· The second possibility is more intriguing.· None of those figures is more intriguing or controversial than Wolf.· Yet there were other, more intriguing ways Ranieri made money.· Advanced users are experimenting with graphical versions that promise to be even more intriguing and popular. ► most· Perhaps the most intriguing report of such a possible fall was reported in April 1995.· And for many the role of the United States presents one of the most intriguing puzzles of all.· She seems most intrigued by the situation, attracted and repelled at the same time.· The options up front provide the most intriguing argument of all.· Morris offers no answers, but the often skewed perspectives of his subjects point us down most intriguing paths.· As a first taste of what the series might offer, it is the most intriguing.· The explanation of micropolitical behavior by reference to personality is perhaps the most intriguing of the four sets of factors. NOUN► idea· It's an intriguing idea that invites further discussion.· As Emma was seated directly behind him, it afforded her such an intriguing idea that she was nearly breathless.· But he was intrigued by his idea. ► question· Forbes's unexpected emergence points to intriguing tactical questions. ► nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc- Neville Chamberlain wrote that the Cabinet was a nest of intrigue, which was, considering everything, an understatement.
- Perhaps we're in the middle of a nest of spies whom Meredith-Lee was about to unmask.
1[transitive] if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious:  Other people’s houses always intrigued her.2[intransitive] formal to make secret plans to harm someone or make them lose their position of powerintrigue against While King Richard was abroad, the barons had been intriguing against him.intrigue1 verbintrigue2 noun intriguein‧trigue2 /ˈɪntriːɡ/ noun - Silver is caught in a web of political intrigue.
- The world of politics is a world of deception and intrigue.
- Alarmed, Mei-ling and Ei-ling initiated a subtle intrigue designed to keep Stilwell in place.
- Controversy, intrigue, the literary spilling of blood is the very stuff of the Guitarist letters page.
- For one thing, the memoirs of several surviving actors in the drama have appeared with compelling new details of the intrigue.
- Given the tone of our conversation and the weather, an entire nexus of unspoken intrigue suddenly surrounded me.
- His relationships were full of intrigue and conflict.
- Later she turned to Romantic Suspense of the thriller variety, specializing in tales of international crime, espionage, and intrigue.
- Such was their initiation to the deceptive intrigues of early twentieth-century geopolitics.
- The Board of Health was disbanded in 1858 amid a welter of political intrigue and orchestrated opposition.
a plan to do something bad► plot a secret plan to do something bad, especially to the members of a government: · The plot was quickly discovered, and five men were arrested.plot to do something: · a plot to assassinate the Presidentplot against: · Janis was suspected of masterminding a plot against US airlines in East Asia. ► conspiracy a secret and usually complicated plan made by two or more people to do something bad or illegal together: conspiracy to do something: · There was a conspiracy to defraud the company of millions of dollars.conspiracy against: · Reynolds was charged with conspiracy against the government. ► scheme a plan to do something bad or illegal, especially one that you consider to be stupid or unlikely to be successful: · He's always coming up with these dumb schemes for making money that just land us in trouble. ► intrigue secret planning and arrangements, agreed in order to gain advantages and power for yourself: · The world of politics is a world of deception and intrigue. ► political intrigue It’s an exciting story of political intrigue and murder. ► web of intrigue a web of intrigue (=complicated set of secret plans) ► a web of intrigue/deceit/deception/lies etcADJECTIVE► political· The Board of Health was disbanded in 1858 amid a welter of political intrigue and orchestrated opposition.· Joe was ideal to have around in a command beset by political intrigue.· Parys had been suspended after alleging on April 6 that politicians were planning to involve army officers in political intrigue.· The Jesuit position was not, however, simply a matter of political intrigue.· Manipulation, propaganda, prejudice and political intrigue are often their province.· One of our interviews with a manager in a high slack company illustrates the functionality of political intrigue.· Mr Serra's abrasive personality and taste for political intrigue have made him many enemies.· Failure to do so can easily make the consultant a victim of political intrigue. ► nest of spies/thieves/intrigue etc- Neville Chamberlain wrote that the Cabinet was a nest of intrigue, which was, considering everything, an understatement.
- Perhaps we're in the middle of a nest of spies whom Meredith-Lee was about to unmask.
[countable, uncountable] the making of secret plans to harm someone or make them lose their position of power, or a plan of this kind: It’s an exciting story of political intrigue and murder. a web of intrigue (=complicated set of secret plans)intrigue of the political intrigues of the capital |