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Meaning of 'attract' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Attract [ n.]
- Attraction.
2 . Attract [ v. t.]
- 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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'attract' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . attract [ v]
Meaning (1):
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
Example in sentence:
  • Her good looks attract the stares of many men;
  • The ad pulled in many potential customers;
  • The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers;
  • This pianist pulls huge crowds
Meaning (2):
- be attractive to
Example in sentence:
  • The beautiful garden attracted many people;
  • The idea of a vacation appeals to me
Meaning (3):
- exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
Example in sentence:
  • the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies

Nearby Words:

attabal attacca attach attachable attache attached attaching attachment attack attackable

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