attracted; attracting; attracts
: to cause to approach or adhere: such as
a
: to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself
A magnet attracts iron.
b
: to draw by appeal to natural or excited interest, emotion, or aesthetic sense : entice
attract attention
The museum attracts visitors.
: to exercise attraction
Opposites attract.
Examples of attract in a Sentence
The company has a difficult time attracting good employees because of its poor pay and benefits.
The chance to travel around the world attracted me to a career as a flight attendant.
The museum attracts visitors from all over the world.
The scent will attract certain insects.
Certain insects are attracted by the scent.
Her bright blue eyes attracted me.
The bird's colorful feathers are used to attract a mate.
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John Ramos, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Semi-professional streamers encouraged antics for cameras suspended on gimbals, which attracted the surrounding crowd to pull out their personal devices, only for the commotion to inspire attention from legacy news crews.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Since her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott has continued to attract attention for her groundbreaking approach to philanthropy.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 June 2026
The seven congressional districts that take in all or parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties attracted a total of 48 candidates.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
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“Attract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attract. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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attract
verb
at·tract
ə-ˈtrakt 
1
: to pull to or toward oneself or itself
a magnet attracts iron
2
: to draw by appealing to interest or feeling
attract attention
Etymology
Middle English attracten "attract, cause to adhere," derived from Latin attrahere, literally "to draw near," from at-, ad- "to, toward" and trahere "to draw" — related to abstract, trace entry 1, trace entry 3
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