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attract::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | pull |
| Derivation | attraction, attractive, attractable |
the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies.
Examples of attract
attract
The city should do its best to attract a similar caliber buyer for the property.
From the dailyherald.com
Kramer says he hopes to attract soccer fans by showing matches on the bar's TVs.
From the stltoday.com
Courses that don't attract enough students are regularly eliminated, Pratt said.
From the thenewstribune.com
He hopes the new school will attract students from surrounding counties as well.
From the thenewstribune.com
Upgrade activity or additional coverage could attract buying power to the stock.
From the forbes.com
It's quite a contrast to the strengths India has used to attract global capital.
From the businessweek.com
Fiber optics could be a drawing card to attract tax-paying businesses to Keller.
From the businessweek.com
Big events that attract a lot of people are going to happen on a frequent basis.
From the latimes.com
One of the best things about these events is the variety of people they attract.
From the newsandstar.co.uk
- Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
- Be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
- Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"
- (attraction) the force by which one object attracts another
- (attraction) an entertainment that is offered to the public
- (attraction) drawing card: an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
- (Attraction (linguistics)) This sentence, on the other hand, shows attraction: Because the antecedent, "[of] the man", is possessive, the relative pronoun has become possessive too. ...
- To pull toward without touching; To arouse interest; To make someone feel sexually excited
- (attracted) drawn towards
