attract, allure, charm, captivate, fascinate, enchant mean to draw another by exerting a powerful influence. attract applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence over another. allure …

ATTRACT definition: 1. (of people, things, places, etc.) to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by the…. Learn more.

ATTRACT definition: to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (repel ). See examples of attract used in a sentence.

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.

Definition of attract verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. 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. 2. to draw …

Dec 10, 2025 · From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”) + trahere (“to draw”).

attract /əˈtrækt/ vb (mainly tr) to draw (notice, a crowd of observers, etc) to oneself by conspicuous behaviour or appearance (esp in the phrase attract attention)

ATTRACT meaning: 1 : to cause (someone) to choose to do or be involved in something; 2 : to cause (someone) to like or be interested in something usually used as (be) attracted

To attract is to exert a force that draws something in, like the way a magnet attracts a paper clip. You might know the phrase, "opposites attract." This means you might be drawn to a …