to attract

Definition of to attract in English English dictionary: draw; To arouse interest
Advertising is designed to attract customers.; To make someone feel sexually excited
His big smile and brown eyes instantly attracted me.; {v} to allure, invite, draw, engage; to invite or allure; as, to attract admirers; If someone or something attracts you, they have particular qualities which cause you to like or admire them. If a particular quality attracts you to a person or thing, it is the reason why you like them. He wasn't sure he'd got it right, although the theory attracted him by its logic More people would be attracted to cycling if conditions were right; To pull toward without touching; If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it. The Cardiff Bay project is attracting many visitors Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore; If you are attracted to someone, you are interested in them sexually. In spite of her hostility, she was attracted to him + attracted at·tract·ed He was nice looking, but I wasn't deeply attracted to him; To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp; Two things pulling toward each other; draw toward; 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"; Attraction; to make come closer; pull toward oneself; Ask TRiP to Rapidly Alleviate Confused Thoughts; To arouse interest or desire; {f} pull toward, draw inward; be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"; to attract someone's attention: see attention; To pull together; 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 happythat the ad drew in many new customers"; If something attracts support, publicity, or money, it receives support, publicity, or money. President Mwinyi said his country would also like to attract investment from private companies; 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" 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 happythat the ad drew in many new customers" be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people; be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people; If one object attracts another object, it causes the second object to move towards it. Anything with strong gravity attracts other things to it; to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition; pull Chemical energy Energy stored in the bonds of chemicals; To draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc; To bring upon oneself

to attract

Hyphenation

to at·tract

Turkish pronunciation

tı ıträkt

Pronunciation

/tə əˈtrakt/ /tə əˈtrækt/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.