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attract

verb/əˈtrækt/ (uh-TRAKT)Level B1
attract meaning picture: A magnet pulling a trail of iron nails across a wooden table
Picture meaning of “attract” — to make people or animals come to a place or feel interested in something

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

  1. Ripe mangoes attract parrots to our garden every summer.पके आम हर गर्मी में तोतों को हमारे बग़ीचे की ओर खींच लाते हैं।
  2. The state hopes the new policy will attract foreign investment.राज्य को उम्मीद है कि नई नीति विदेशी निवेश आकर्षित करेगी।

Synonyms & antonyms

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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 · हिन्दीआकर्षित करना; लोगों या जानवरों को अपनी ओर खींचना या उनमें रुचि जगाना
Arabic · العربيةيجذب؛ يجعل الناس أو الحيوانات تأتي إلى مكان أو تهتمّ بشيء
French · Françaisattirer ; faire venir des personnes ou des animaux, ou susciter leur intérêt
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiamenarik; 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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