Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to attract
Participle: attracted
Gerund: attracting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | attract |
| you | attract |
| he;she;it | attracts |
| we | attract |
| you | attract |
| they | attract |
Perfect
| I | have attracted |
| you | have attracted |
| he;she;it | has attracted |
| we | have attracted |
| you | have attracted |
| they | have attracted |
Past
| I | attracted |
| you | attracted |
| he;she;it | attracted |
| we | attracted |
| you | attracted |
| they | attracted |
Pluperfect
| I | had attracted |
| you | had attracted |
| he;she;it | had attracted |
| we | had attracted |
| you | had attracted |
| they | had attracted |
Future
| I | will attract |
| you | will attract |
| he;she;it | will attract |
| we | will attract |
| you | will attract |
| they | will attract |
Future Perfect
| I | will have attracted |
| you | will have attracted |
| he;she;it | will have attracted |
| we | will have attracted |
| you | will have attracted |
| they | will have attracted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | attract |
| you | attract |
| he;she;it | attract |
| we | attract |
| you | attract |
| they | attract |
Perfect
| I | have attracted |
| you | have attracted |
| he;she;it | have attracted |
| we | have attracted |
| you | have attracted |
| they | have attracted |
Imperfect
| I | attracted |
| you | attracted |
| he;she;it | attracted |
| we | attracted |
| you | attracted |
| they | attracted |
Pluperfect
| I | had attracted |
| you | had attracted |
| he;she;it | had attracted |
| we | had attracted |
| you | had attracted |
| they | had attracted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would attract |
| you | would attract |
| he;she;it | would attract |
| we | would attract |
| you | would attract |
| they | would attract |
Perfect
| I | would have attracted |
| you | would have attracted |
| he;she;it | would have attracted |
| we | would have attracted |
| you | would have attracted |
| they | would have attracted |
Imperative
| you | attract |
| we | Let's attract |
| you | attract |
Verbs conjugated like 'attract'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'attract'
abstract,
astrict,
attach,
attack,
attrap,
attrist,
attrit,
detract,
extract,
reattract,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to pull toward without touching
- allure, draw
- to arouse interest
- allure, arrest, becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, court, delight, draw, enchant, engage, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, mesmerize, pull, pull in, sirenize, spellbind, tempt, tole
- entice
- seduce, charm, tempt, lure, captivate, enchant, invite, fascinate
Antonyms
- to pull toward without touching
- chase, repel
- entice
- repel, frighten, disgust, reject
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1540, from L.
attractus, pp. of
attrahere "to draw, to attract," from
ad- "to" +
trahere "draw" (see tract (1)). Originally a medical term for the body's tendency to absorb fluids, nourishment, etc., or for a poultice treatment to "draw out" diseased matter (1563). Of the ability of people or animals to draw others to them, it is attested from 1568; of physical forces (magnetism, etc.), from 1607 (implied in
attraction).
Attractive in the sense of "pleasing, alluring" is from 1602.
Attraction "interesting or amusing exhibition" is from 1862.
2. From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”) + trahere (“to draw”).
Verbs referencing "attract"
Spanish
atraer, Finnish with old forms
attrahoida.
Sample Sentences
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[...] just of age—for if my recollection serve me, it has been a manufacturing town barely one-and-twenty years—Lowell is a large, populous, thriving place. Those indications of its youth which first attract the eye, give it a quaintness and oddity of character which, to a visitor from the old country, is amusing enough. It was a very dirty winter 's day, and nothing in the whole town looked old to me, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] occupies between five and six hours. It was a fine evening when we were passengers in the train: and watching the bright sunset from a little window near the door by which we sat, my attention was attracted to a remarkable appearance issuing from the windows of the gentleman 's car immediately in front of us, which I supposed for some time was occasioned by a number of industrious persons inside, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“Fust rate, Mas’r.” “ Quimbo, ” said Legree to another, who was making zealous demonstrations to attract his attention, “ ye minded what I telled ye ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)