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1. (v.t.) attract
to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel):
The gravitational force of the earth attracts smaller bodies to it.
2. attract
to draw by appealing to the emotions or senses, by stimulating interest, or by exciting admiration; allure; invite:
to attract attention; to attract admirers.
3. (v.i.) attract
to possess or exert the power of attraction.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L attractus, ptp. of attrahere to draw forcefully =at–at–+trahere to draw)
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1. (verb) attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
"Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
2. (verb) attract, appeal
be attractive to
"The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
3. (verb) attract
exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
"the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"
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1. (verb) attract
to cause to come to a place
The city attracts thousands of visitors each year.
2. attract
to cause a reaction
to attract criticism/interest
3. attract
to make sb interested; = appeal to
The group's socialist ideas attracted him.; young people attracted to the glamour of show business
4. attract
attracted to
romantically interested in
I like him, but I'm not attracted to him.
5. attract
to cause to move toward
magnets attracting particles of metal
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1. (noun) attract
attraction
2. (verb) attract
to draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition
3. (verb) attract
to draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure; as, to attract admirers
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Sense: to cause (someone or something) to come towards
A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.
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 Afrikaans: aantrek |
 Arabic: يَجْذِب |
 Bulgarian: привличам |
 Brazilian: atrair |
 Czech: přitahovat, přivábit |
 German: anziehen |
 Danish: tiltrække; drage |
 Greek: έλκω |
 Spanish: atraer |
 Estonian: külge tõmbama, köitma |
 Farsi: جذب کردن |
 Finnish: vetää puoleensa |
 French: attirer |
 Hebrew: לִמְשוֹך |
 Hindi: आकर्षित करना |
 Croatian: privlačiti |
 Hungarian: vonz |
 Indonesian: menarik |
 Icelandic: draga að sér |
 Italian: attrarre, attirare |
 Japanese: 引きつける |
 Korean: 끌어당기다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)traukti |
 Latvian: pievilkt; []saistīt |
 Malay: menarik |
 Dutch: aantrekken |
 Norwegian: tiltrekke, dra til seg |
 Polish: przyciągać |
 Persian: جذب کردن |
 Pashto: جذبول |
 Portuguese: atrair |
 Romanian: a atrage |
 Russian: притягивать;привлекать |
 Slovak: priťahovať, prilákať |
 Slovenian: privlačiti; pritegniti |
 Serbian: privući |
 Swedish: dra till sig, attrahera |
 Thai: ดึงดูด |
 Turkish: çekmek, toplamak |
 Taiwanese: 吸引 |
 Ukrainian: притягувати |
 Urdu: کھینچنا ، کشش رکھنا |
 Vietnamese: thu hút |
 Chinese: 吸引 |
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