Attracted Attract əˈtrækt I Lot Verb Bre Idea

• i had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
• what first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
• that was what first attracted me to the place.
• the warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.

attract

1. if you are attracted by something, it interests you and makes you want it; if you are attracted by somebody, you like or admire them
• I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
• What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
• That was what first attracted me to the place.
2. to make somebody/something come somewhere or take part in something
• The warm damp air attracts a lot of mosquitoes.
• The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors.
3. to make people have a particular reaction
• This proposal has attracted a lot of interest.
• His comments were bound to attract criticism.
• She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.
4. if a magnet or gravity attracts something, it makes it move towards it
• opposite repel
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/repel
5. used to say that people who are very different are often attracted to each other

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they attract
• he / she / it attracts
• past simple attracted
• past participle attracted
• -ing form attracting

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Latin attract- ‘drawn near’, from the verb attrahere, from ad- ‘to’ + trahere ‘draw’.