verb · B2

Attract

uh-TRAKT/əˈtrækt/

To attract is to draw interest, people, or things towards you: attract students, attract investment, magnets attract iron. Draw is a close everyday verb; pull is more physical. Attractive is the adjective; attraction is the noun (and a tourist site). Attract attention is a set phrase. In speech, bring in or appeal to often replaces attract for people.

Meaning

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

Examples

“The course attracts students from many countries.”
“Lower fees may attract applicants from a wider area.”
“The headline was designed to attract clicks, not to inform.”

Good to know

attract people / interest / attention. Adjective: attractive. Noun: attraction. Everyday: draw / bring in.

Near in meaning

draw

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