attract in English: To pull something towards you, or to make someone interested in you. (verb)

Translation

To pull something towards you, or to make someone interested in you.

Word origin

From Latin attrahere, to draw towards, from ad, to, and trahere, to pull.

Verb typeregular (attract, attracts, attracted)

magnet .

Here "attract" means to pull something towards itself.

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Things that attract make others come closer.

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"Attract attention" and "attract a crowd" are common pairings.

pull

To move something towards you or in the way you are going.

draw

To make a picture with a pen, pencil, or other tool.

interest

The feeling of wanting to know more about something or someone.

beautiful

Very nice to look at or to listen to.

attention

The act of watching, listening or thinking about something with care.

charm

A quality that makes people like someone or something; also a small object that is meant to bring luck.

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