attract

at·tract  (-trkt)

v. at·tract·ed, at·tract·ing, at·tracts

v.tr.

1. To cause to draw near or adhere by physical force: Magnetic poles are attracted to their opposites.

2. To arouse or compel the interest, admiration, or attention of: We were attracted by the display of lights.

v.intr.

To possess or use the power of attraction.

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[Middle English attracten, from Latin attrahere, attract- : ad-, ad- + trahere, pull.]

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at·tracta·ble adj.

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attract [əˈtrækt]

vb (mainly tr)

1. to draw (notice, a crowd of observers, etc.) to oneself by conspicuous behaviour or appearance (esp in the phrase attract attention)

2. (Physics / General Physics) (also intr) to exert a force on (a body) that tends to cause an approach or oppose a separation the gravitational pull of the earth attracts objects to it

3. to possess some property that pulls or draws (something) towards itself jam attracts wasps

4. (also intr) to exert a pleasing, alluring, or fascinating influence (upon); be attractive (to)

[from Latin attrahere to draw towards, from trahere to pull]

attractable  adj

attractor , attracter n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	attract - 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" pull in, draw in, pull, draw draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" tug - pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings" arrest, catch, get - attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" draw in, retract - pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" bring - attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" curl up, curl, draw in - shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" force back, push back, repel, beat back, repulse, drive - cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
	2.	attract - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" appeal bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, becharm, beguile, enchant, capture, fascinate, catch - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" beckon - appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned" repel, repulse - be repellent to; cause aversion in
	3.	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" pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"

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attract

verb

1. allure, interest, draw, invite, persuade, engage, charm, appeal to, fascinate, win over, tempt, lure (informal), induce, incline, seduce, entice, enchant, endear, lead on, coax, captivate, beguile, cajole, bewitch, decoy, inveigle, pull, catch (someone's) eye Summer attracts visitors to the countryside.
allure disgust, revolt, repel, repulse, put you off, turn you off (informal), give you the creeps (informal)

2. pull, draw, magnetize Anything with strong gravity attracts other things to it.

Translations

attract [əˈtrækt] VT

1. [+ publicity, visitors] → atraer; [+ interest] → atraer, suscitar; [+ attention] → llamar

2. (= cause to like) → atraer
to be attracted to sb → sentirse atraído por algn

3. (Phys) [magnet] → atraer

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attract [əˈtrækt] vt

[+ person] → attirer
to be attracted by sb/sth → être attiré(e) par qn/qch

[+ tourists, visitors] → attirer
The Lake District attracts lots of tourists → La région des lacs attire de nombreux touristes.

[+ publicity, attention] → attirer
to attract sb's attention → attirer l'attention de qn

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attract

vt

(Phys, magnet etc) → anziehen

(fig: = appeal to) (person) → anziehen; (idea, music, place etc) → ansprechen; she feels attracted to him → sie fühlt sich von ihm angezogen or zu ihm hingezogen; she feels attracted to the idea → die Idee reizt sie; I am not attracted to her/by it → sie/es reizt mich nicht

(fig: = win, gain) interest, attention etc → auf sich (acc) → ziehen or lenken; new members, investors etc → anziehen, anlocken; to attract publicity/notoriety → (öffentliches) Aufsehen erregen

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attract [əˈtrækt] vt (subj, magnet) → attirare, attrarre (fig) (interest, attention) → attirare, suscitare

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attract

v attract [əˈtrӕkt]

1 to cause (someone or something) to come towards A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention. aantrek يَجْذِب привличам přitahovat, přivábit tiltrække; drage anziehen έλκω atraer külge tõmbama, köitma جذب کردن vetää puoleensa attirer לִמְשוֹך आकर्षित करना privlačiti vonz menarik draga að sér attrarre, attirare 引きつける 끌어당기다 (pa)traukti pievilkt; []saistīt menarik aantrekken tiltrekke, dra til seg przyciągać atrair a atrage притягивать;привлекать priťahovať, prilákať privlačiti; pritegniti privući dra till sig, attrahera ดึงดูด çekmek, toplamak 吸引 притягувати کھینچنا ، کشش رکھنا thu hút 吸引

2 to arouse (someone's) liking or interest She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood. aantrek يَسْتَرعي الإنْتِباه، يَجْذِب الإنْتِباه притеглям přitahovat tiltrække anziehen ελκύω, γοητεύω atraer veetlema مجذوب کردن؛ شیفتن viehättää attirer לִמְשוֹך मोहित करना privući felkelt (figyelmet) mempesona draga til sín, laða attrarre 魅惑する 매혹하다 traukti, masinti piesaistīt; valdzināt menarik hati aantrekken tiltrekke, sjarmere przyciągać, zainteresować atrair a atrage пленять priťahovať privlačiti zainteresovati attrahera, locka ดึงดูดความสนใจ hayran etmek 引起(某人的)好感或興趣 приваблювати لبھانا ، رجھانا hấp dẫn 引起...兴趣

n atˈtraction [-ʃən]

1 the act or power of attracting magnetic attraction. aantrekking جاذِبِيَّة привличане přitažlivost tiltrækning die Anziehungskraft έλξη atracción külgetõmbejõud جاذبه؛ ربایش vetovoima attraction; attirance מְשִיכָה मनमोहक privlačnost vonzás daya tarik aðlöðun attrazione 引きつける力 끄는 힘 trauka pievilkšana tarikan magnetik aantrekking tiltrekning(skraft), sjarm przyciąganie atracção atracţie притяжение príťažlivosť privlačna moč privlačnost dragningskraft, attraktion การดึงดูด çekicilik 吸引力 тяжіння کشش رکھنا sự hấp dẫn 吸引力

2 something that attracts The attractions of the hotel include a golf-course. kenmerk, gerief شَيء جَذَّاب привлекателност atrakce, lákadlo attraktion; trækplaster die Attraktion θέλγητρο, ατραξιόν atracción tõmbenumber جاذبه؛ چیز جالب houkutus attraction אַטרַקציָה आकर्षण privlačnost vonz(ó)erő daya tarik það sem dregur að, aðdráttarafl attrattiva 呼びもの 매력 viliojantis dalykas, pagunda piesaistīšana; valdzinājums daya tarikan attractie attraksjon, trekkplaster atrakcja atracção punct de atrac­ţie привлекательность; приманка atrakcia privlačnost atrakcija, zanimljivost attraktion, dragplåster สิ่งที่ดึงดูด özellik, hususiyet 吸引人的事物 привабливість; принада کشش دار ، پُر کشش cái thu hút 吸引人的事物

adj atˈtractive [-tiv]

1 pleasant and good- looking an attractive girl; young and attractive. aantreklik جَذّاب، خَلّاب، فاتِن привлекателен atraktivní, přitažlivý tiltrækkende attraktiv ελκυστικός atractivo veetlev جذاب؛ دلربا puoleensavetävä séduisant מוֹשֵך मनोहर privlačna csinos, vonzó menarik aðlaðandi attraente 美人の 매력 있는 patrauklus pievilcīgs; valdzinošs menarik aantrekkelijk tiltrekkende atrakcyjny atraente atrăgător, încântător привлекательный príťažlivý privlačen privlačan attraktiv มีเสน่ห์ดึงดูด güzel, yakışıklı 有吸引力的 привабливий دل موہ لینے والا ، پر کشش hấp dẫn 有吸引力的

2 likeable; tempting an attractive personality; He found the proposition attractive. aanloklik مَحْبوب، جَذّاب изкушаващ atraktivní; lákavý tiltalende; attraktiv ansprechend δελεαστικός atrayente; interesante ahvatlev گیرا؛ اغواکننده kiinnostava attrayant קוֹסֵם आकर्षक privlačan vonzó menarik aðlaðandi attraente, allettante 好ましい 사람을 끌어당기는 patrauklus, viliojantis pievilcīgs; vilinošs menarik aantrekkelijk tiltalende, attraktiv pociągający atraente intere­sant; plăcut привлекательный; заманчивый príťažlivý, lákavý privlačen prijatan; primamljiv tilltalande น่าพอใจ; ยั่วยวน çekici 吸引人的 привабливий; притягальний پسندیدہ quyến rũ 引起兴趣的

adv atˈtractively

aantreklik بِجاذِبِيَّه привлекателно atraktivně tiltalende; attraktivt attraktiv ελκυστικά, δελεαστικά de manera atractiva veetlevalt با جذابیت houkuttelevasti d'une manière séduisante בְּצוּרָה מוֹשֶכֶת आकर्षक रूप से privlačno vonzó módon secara menarik á aðlaðandi hátt in modo attraente 魅力的に 매력적으로 patraukliai pievilcīgi; valdzinoši; vilinoši begitu menarik aantrekkelijk tiltrekkende, attraktivt atrakcyjnie atraentemente (în mod) plăcut привлекательно zvodne privlačno privlačno attraktivt, tilltalande อย่างมีเสน่ห์ดึงดูด güzel, cezbedici tarzda 吸引人地 привабливо پر کشش طریقے سے hấp dẫn 有吸引力地

n atˈtractiveness

aantreklikheid جاذِبِيَّه، فِتْنَه привлекателност přitažlivost, půvab fordel; fordelagtighed die Attraktivität, der Reiz ελκυστικότητα, θελκτικότητα atracción; atractivo veetlevus گیرایی؛ جذابیت vetovoima attrait, charme אַטרַקטִיוִויוּת आकर्षण privlačnost vonz(ó)erő pesona aðdráttarafl, þokki attrazione, attrattiva 魅力があること 매력 patrauklumas pievilcība; valdzinājums sungguh menarik aantrekkelijkheid sjarm atrakcyjność atracção atracţie привлекатель– ность pôvab privlačnost privlačnost dragningskraft, lockelse ความน่าดึงดูด çekicilik, güzellik, alım 吸引力 привабливість کشش کی صفت sự quyến rũ 吸引力

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attract → يَجذِب الأنظار přitáhnout tiltrække anlocken προσελκύω atraer viehättää attirer privući attrarre ひきつける 끌어당기다 aantrekken tiltrekke przyciągnąć atrair привлекать attrahera ดึงดูดความสนใจ çekmek lôi cuốn 吸引