intrigue - Longman Dictionary

intrigue meaning, definition, what is intrigue: if something intrigues you, it interests...: Learn more. intrigueFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishintriguein‧trigue1/ɪnˈtriːɡ/●○○verb    1[transitive]INTERESTEDifsomethingintriguesyou,itinterestsyoualotbecauseitseemsstrangeormysterious  Otherpeople’shousesalwaysintriguedher.2[intransitive]formalPLANtomakesecretplanstoharmsomeoneormakethemlosetheirpositionofpowerintrigueagainst  WhileKingRichardwasabroad,thebaronshadbeenintriguingagainsthim.→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusintrigue•WhileKingRichardwasabroad,thebaronshadbeenintriguingagainsthim.•Specialistswereintriguedbyawomanwhowritesupside-down.•Thefinalpartoftheletterintriguedhimgreatly.•Thethoughtofexperiencinghealthintriguesme.•Onequestionhasparticularlyintriguedthoseworkingonthisstudy.intriguein‧trigue2/ˈɪntriːɡ/noun    [countable,uncountable]PLANthemakingofsecretplanstoharmsomeoneormakethemlosetheirpositionofpower,oraplanofthiskind  It’sanexcitingstoryofpoliticalintrigueandmurder.  awebofintrigue(=complicatedsetofsecretplans)intrigueof  thepoliticalintriguesofthecapitalExamplesfromtheCorpusintrigue•Theworldofpoliticsisaworldofdeceptionandintrigue.•LatersheturnedtoRomanticSuspenseofthethrillervariety,specializingintalesofinternationalcrime,espionage,andintrigue.•Controversy,intrigue,theliteraryspillingofbloodistheverystuffoftheGuitaristletterspage.•Suchwastheirinitiationtothedeceptiveintriguesofearlytwentieth-centurygeopolitics.•Hisrelationshipswerefullofintrigueandconflict.•Silveriscaughtinawebofpoliticalintrigue.•TheBoardofHealthwasdisbandedin1858amidawelterofpoliticalintrigueandorchestratedopposition.•Alarmed,Mei-lingandEi-linginitiatedasubtleintriguedesignedtokeepStilwellinplace.•Foronething,thememoirsofseveralsurvivingactorsinthedramahaveappearedwithcompellingnewdetailsoftheintrigue.•Giventhetoneofourconversationandtheweather,anentirenexusofunspokenintriguesuddenlysurroundedme.webofintrigue•Onlyafterawebofintriguehasbeenbrokenarethetrueculpritsrevealed.Originintrigue1(1600-1700)Frenchintriguer,fromItalianintrigare,fromLatinintricare;→ INTRICATE Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults nestofspies/thieves/intrigueetc Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Astronomy Organizations Astrology Philosophy Seealltopics Wordoftheday pickpocket someonewhostealsthingsfrompeople’spockets,especiallyinacrowd VerbtableintriguePresentI,you,we,theyintriguehe,she,itintrigues >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyintriguedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveintriguedhe,she,ithasintriguedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadintriguedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillintrigueFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveintrigued >ViewLess PresentIamintriguinghe,she,itisintriguing >ViewMore you,we,theyareintriguingPastI,he,she,itwasintriguingyou,we,theywereintriguingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenintriguinghe,she,ithasbeenintriguingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenintriguingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbeintriguingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenintriguing >ViewLess