attract
to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel): The gravitational force of the earth attracts smaller bodies to it.
to draw by appealing to the emotions or senses, by stimulating interest, or by exciting admiration; allure; invite: to attract attention; to attract admirers by one's charm.
to possess or exert the power of attraction.
Origin of attract
1Other words from attract
- at·tract·a·ble, adjective
- at·tract·a·ble·ness, noun
- at·tract·ing·ly, adverb
- at·trac·tor, at·tract·er, noun
- re·at·tract, verb (used with object)
- un·at·tract·a·ble, adjective
- un·at·tract·ed, adjective
- un·at·tract·ing, adjective
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How to use attract in a sentence
FoodBoss helps simplify that by offering multiple options, including our own, to attract customers.
Restaurant search engine FoodBoss adds support for direct delivery from restaurants | Anthony Ha | November 20, 2020 | TechCrunchOver the past three months, HuffPost’s site has attracted a monthly average of 81 million unique users, according to SimilarWeb, about four times the size of BuzzFeed News’s audience over that same period.
‘They wanted to unload it bad’: Why HuffPost made sense for BuzzFeed – and Verizon Media Group | Max Willens | November 20, 2020 | DigidayMore than 73 million Americans voted for a presidential candidate excited by exclusion, attracted to authoritarianism and prone to conspiracy theories.
The GOP deserved to lose even worse. Here’s why it didn’t. | Michael Gerson | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThat puts small libraries at a disadvantage, and they attract fewer than half as many visitors, the report says.
D.C. library system wants to build new branches, including a first in Adams Morgan | Julie Zauzmer | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThe survey also found that the museums that have reopened were attracting 35 percent of normal attendance, a level that is not sustainable long-term, according to the report.
Smithsonian, National Gallery to close as coronavirus cases spike | Peggy McGlone, Sebastian Smee | November 19, 2020 | Washington Post
In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThus it attracted a wave of cowboy operators to fly passengers and cargo between cities.
ALEC attracted corporations that saw an opportunity to push an agenda, regardless of ideology.
Israelis often are amused and appalled by the crazies attracted to the Holy Land, and not only for religious reasons.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist | Creede Newton | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn a practical level, readers are attracted to books that they can read in short bits.
Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life | David Yaffe | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis attracted much attention, and the London journals praised the artist.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementHis parents were peasants and he wrought as a day laborer till he attracted attention.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellShe went to Paris in 1878 and was so attracted by the artistic life which she saw that she determined to study there.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementThere are many articles in the American department of which I would gladly speak, that have attracted no public notice.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyMen and women alike seemed attracted by him, for his individuality was on a par with his looks.
Uncanny Tales | Various
British Dictionary definitions for attract
/ (əˈtrækt) /
to draw (notice, a crowd of observers, etc) to oneself by conspicuous behaviour or appearance (esp in the phrase attract attention)
(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
to possess some property that pulls or draws (something) towards itself: jam attracts wasps
(also intr) to exert a pleasing, alluring, or fascinating influence (upon); be attractive (to)
Origin of attract
1Derived forms of attract
- attractable, adjective
- attractor or attracter, noun
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