attract
To pull toward without touchingTo pull toward without touching.
» The soccer game attracted a large crowd.
Das Fußballspiel zog eine große Menschenmenge an.
Футбольний матч привернув увагу великого натовпу.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To pull toward without touching.
A magnet attracts iron filings.
anziehen
притя́гиватьpritjágivatʹ, притяну́тьpritjanútʹ
притяга́тиprytjaháty
(transitive)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.
привлека́тьprivlekátʹ, привле́чьprivléčʹ, привлека́тьprivlekátʹ
прив́аблюватиpryv́abljuvaty, приверта́тиpryvertáty
(transitive)To incur.
Using the minibar in a hotel room attracts additional charges.
- exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- be attractive to
Examples
662 sentencesThe soccer game attracted a large crowd.
Футбольний матч привернув увагу великого натовпу.
deDas Fußballspiel zog eine große Menschenmenge an.
I thought that you said you weren't attracted to Tom.
Мені здавалося, ти сказав, що Том тебе не приваблює.
I thought you said that you weren't attracted to Tom.
Мені здавалося, ти сказав, що Том тебе не приваблює.
I thought that you said that you weren't attracted to Tom.
Мені здавалося, ти сказав, що Том тебе не приваблює.
She attracted our attention.
Вона привернула нашу увагу.
ruОна привлекла наше внимание.
deSie erregte unsere Aufmerksamkeit.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”)From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”) + trahere (“to draw”).
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Forms
attracts, attracting, attracted, attractedSynonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- to attract attention
- attract attention
- are attracted to
- want to attract