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. — deniko
deDas Fußballspiel zog eine große Menschenmenge an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I thought that you said you weren't attracted to Tom.
Мені здавалося, ти сказав, що Том тебе не приваблює. — deniko
I thought you said that you weren't attracted to Tom.
Мені здавалося, ти сказав, що Том тебе не приваблює. — deniko
I thought that you said that you weren't attracted to Tom.
Мені здавалося, ти сказав, що Том тебе не приваблює. — deniko
She attracted our attention.
Вона привернула нашу увагу. — deniko
ruОна привлекла наше внимание. — marafon
deSie erregte unsere Aufmerksamkeit. — Yorwba
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