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to attract
01
to interest and draw someone or something toward oneself through specific features or qualities
Transitive: to attract sb/sth | to attract sb/sth to sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
attract
3rd person singular
attracts
Present participle
attracting
Past simple
attracted
Past participle
attracted
Examples
The vibrant colors of the flowers attracted butterflies to the garden.
02
to cause sexual or romantic interest in someone
Transitive: to attract sb
Examples
Her charming smile and flirtatious demeanor instantly attracted him to her at the party.
03
(of an object) to pull or draw another object towards itself due to gravitational, magnetic, or other forces
Transitive: to attract sth
Examples
The Earth's gravitational pull attracts objects towards its center.
Lexical Tree
attractable
attracter
attraction
attract
