attract

to make people or animals come to a place or feel interested in something
Things that attract pull others towards them: a festival attracts tourists, a magnet attracts iron, a light attracts insects.
attract meaning in Hindi
आकर्षित करना; लोगों या जानवरों को अपनी ओर खींचना या उनमें रुचि जगाना
जो चीज़ attract करती है, वह दूसरों को अपनी ओर खींचती है: त्योहार पर्यटकों को, चुंबक लोहे को, रोशनी कीड़ों को।
Examples
- Ripe mangoes attract parrots to our garden every summer.पके आम हर गर्मी में तोतों को हमारे बग़ीचे की ओर खींच लाते हैं।
- The state hopes the new policy will attract foreign investment.राज्य को उम्मीद है कि नई नीति विदेशी निवेश आकर्षित करेगी।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
A TRACTor pulls a heavy load; attrACT pulls people and things towards you.
💡 Did you know?
"Attribute" in programming means a property of an object, and in grammar it can be an adjective that describes a noun.
Word origin
From Latin attrahere, 'to draw towards', from ad- 'to' and trahere 'to pull'. 'Tractor' comes from the same root.
Other meanings
noun a substance that draws animals or insects towards it
noun a place or thing that people visit or enjoy because it is interesting
adjective pleasant to look at, or interesting and worth having
attract meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | आकर्षित करना; लोगों या जानवरों को अपनी ओर खींचना या उनमें रुचि जगाना |
| Arabic · العربية | يجذب؛ يجعل الناس أو الحيوانات تأتي إلى مكان أو تهتمّ بشيء |
| French · Français | attirer ; faire venir des personnes ou des animaux, ou susciter leur intérêt |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | menarik; membuat orang atau hewan datang ke suatu tempat atau tertarik pada sesuatu |
| Chinese · 中文 | 吸引;引来(人或动物);使感兴趣 |
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