0 (of people, things, places, etc.) to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by the qualities they have, especially good ones:
These flowers are brightly coloured in order to attract butterflies.
The government is trying to attract industry to the area (= to persuade people to place their industry there).
Her ideas have attracted a lot of attention/criticism in the scientific community.
I like him, but I'm not physically/sexually attracted to him.
The idea of becoming a journalist attracted her.
My parents were attracted by the school's curriculum, which puts equal emphasis on artistic, practical, and intellectual subjects.
What attracted you to this role?
Since light has no mass, Newton's equation predicts that it will not be attracted by gravity towards anything.
1 to cause something to come toward something else, or to cause a person or animal to become interested in someone or something:
2 to make people want to visit a place or find out more about something:
attract visitors/audiences/fans The exhibition attracted over 10,000 visitors.
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.
3 to make someone want to buy or invest in something:
attract business/investment/funding They're trying to attract foreign investment in the region.
attract sb to sth The high yen attracted investors to South Korean manufacturing shares.
4 to interest someone and make them want to do something such as join a company:
I was attracted by the opportunity to work abroad.
attract sb to sth What attracted you to this job?
5 if a product or investment attracts a particular charge, you have to pay that charge if you have the product or investment:
The project has attracted considerable criticism from the scientific community .
With its varied climate, the country attracts both winter and summer sports enthusiasts.
I tend to be attracted to complicated, sometimes unsympathetic characters.
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