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attracts

10 definitions • 24 examples
1
(of people, things, places, etc.) to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by the qualities they have, especially good ones:

Examples:

The government is trying to attract industry to the area (= to persuade people to place their industry there).
2
If you are attracted by or to someone, you like them, often finding them sexually interesting:

Examples:

He tends to be attracted to strong women.
I like him, but I'm not physically/sexually attracted to him.
3
If something attracts you, or you are attracted by it, you like it and find it interesting:

Examples:

The idea of becoming a journalist attracted her.
What attracted you to this role?
4
When something such as a magnet attracts something else, it pulls it towards it:

Examples:

Magnets attract iron filings.
Since light has no mass, Newton's equation predicts that it will not be attracted by gravity towards anything.
5
to cause something to come toward something else, or to cause a person or animal to become interested in someone or something:

Examples:

An open flame attracts moths.
The tennis championship will attract a lot of tourists to the city.
This movie is going to attract a lot of attention.
6
If someone is attracted to someone else, he or she likes the other person or is interested in that person.
7
to make people want to visit a place or find out more about something:

Examples:

attract interest/attention Fuel-cell technology has been around for 150 years, so why is it attracting attention now?
attract sth from sb It was the biggest AIDS meeting ever, attracting 17,000 people from around the world.
attract sb to sth They are trying to attract more holiday-makers to the area.
8
to make someone want to buy or invest in something:
9
to interest someone and make them want to do something such as join a company:

Examples:

I was attracted by the opportunity to work abroad.
attract sb to sth What attracted you to this job?
10
if a product or investment attracts a particular charge, you have to pay that charge if you have the product or investment:

Examples:

The loan attracts a low rate of interest.

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