attract
verb (used with object)
to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel).
attracted
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past participleof attract.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof attract.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
attractverb (used with object)to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel).
Example Sentences
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Reed’s online petition has attracted the attention of city Controller Kenneth Mejia, who said last week that he would investigate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
This shared feature attracted the attention of Banfield and his colleagues because it suggested that scientists might be able to redesign the receptors to recognize additional fungal threats.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
The show, created by Dunham when she was 23-years-old, attracted both praise and controversy during its airing.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Soviet Jewish immigrants arrived in large numbers during the 1990s, while affordable housing later attracted growing numbers of ultra-Orthodox families.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Ira had ruined herself at the hands of the throngs that the tannery attracted.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
