attract
Syllables: at·tract/əˈtɹækt/
attract verb: to pull toward without touching.
Verb
attract (third-person singular simple present attracts, present participle attracting, simple past and past participle attracted)
- To pull toward without touching.
- A magnet attracts iron filings.
- All bodies, and all the parts of bodies, mutually attract themselves, and one another.1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC
- To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
- to attract admirers
- Advertising is designed to attract customers.
- To incur.
- Using the minibar in a hotel room attracts additional charges.
attract meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
attract in Tamil
- கவர், கவர்ந்து கொள், ஈர்த்துக் கொள்
attract in Urdu
- ڈورے ڈالنا, کشش سے کھینچنا
attract in Bengali
- to attract
- কাড়া kaṛa
attract in Telugu
- to attract, draw towards oneself
- ఆకర్షించు ākarṣiñcu
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- attract in Malayalam
- ആകർഷിക്കുക, മയക്കുക, വശീകരിക്കുക
- attract in Kannada
- ಕಂಗೊಳ್, ಕಂಗೊಳು, ಕಂಗೊಳಿಸು, ಸೆಳೆ
- attract in Punjabi
- کھچنا khiccṇā
- attract in Gujarati
- આકર્ષવા, આકર્ષિત કરવા
- attract in Nepali
- तान्नु tānnu
- attract in Arabic
- اِجْتَذَبَ ijtaḏaba, جَذَبَ jaḏaba, لَفَتَ lafata
- attract in Thai
- ดึงดูด dʉng-dùut
Examples of attract in a sentence
- Our contraction of debt in this quarter has reduced our ability to attract investors.
- The latest seed has attracted a lot of users in our online community.
- The suspicious omissions in the new edition of the book attracted claims of censorship.
Synonyms of attract
Antonyms
Forms of attract
| third-person singular present | attracts |
|---|---|
| present participle | attracting |
| past participle | attracted |
| past | attracted |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | attractest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | attractedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | attracteth |
Origin of attract
From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”) + trahere (“to draw”).
Words formed from attract
- attractability
- attractable
- attractancy
- attract attention
- attractee
- attracticide
- attractile
- attractin
- attractingly
- attract mode
- attract screen
- chemoattract
- counterattract
- disattract
- minor-attracted person
- nonattracting
- opposites attract
- reattract
- unattracting
- you attract more flies with honey than vinegar
Phrases with attract
Words that rhyme with attract
Questions about attract
- What does attract mean?
- Attract means to pull toward without touching.
- What is attract in Tamil?
- Attract in Tamil is கவர், கவர்ந்து கொள், ஈர்த்துக் கொள். See Attract meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is attract?
- Attract is a verb.
- How do you pronounce attract?
- Attract is pronounced /əˈtɹækt/.
- What is the past tense of attract?
- The past tense of attract is attracted.
Words near attract in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: attract (page history and authors); attract (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); attract (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); কাড়া (Bengali) (page history and authors); ఆకర్షించు (Telugu) (page history and authors); attract (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); attract (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کھچنا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); attract (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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