attract

attract
transitive verb
1) (draw) anziehen; auf sich (Akk.) ziehen [Interesse, Blick, Kritik]; [Köder, Attraktion:] anlocken
2) (arouse pleasure in) anziehend wirken auf (+ Akk.)

what attracts me about the girl — was ich an dem Mädchen anziehend finde

3) (arouse interest in) reizen (about an + Dat.)
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[ə'trækt]
verb
1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) anziehen
2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) anziehen
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- attractive
- attractively
- attractiveness
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at·tract
[əˈtrækt]
vt
to \attract sb/sth jdn/etw anziehen
her ideas have \attracted a lot of support ihre Ideen wurden sehr positiv aufgenommen
to \attract sb's attention jds Aufmerksamkeit erregen
to \attract criticism auf Kritik stoßen
to \attract sb's notice jds Aufmerksamkeit auf sich akk ziehen, jdn auf sich akk aufmerksam machen
to \attract sb physically jdn körperlich anziehen
to be \attracted by [or to] sb/sth jdn/etw attraktiv finden
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[ə'trkt]
vt
1) (PHYS magnet etc) anziehen
2) (fig: appeal to) (person) anziehen; (idea, music, place etc) ansprechen

she feels attracted to him — sie fühlt sich von ihm angezogen or zu ihm hingezogen

she feels attracted to the idea — die Idee reizt sie

I am not attracted to her/by it — sie/es reizt mich nicht

3) (fig: win, gain) interest, attention etc auf sich (acc) ziehen or lenken; new members, investors etc anziehen, anlocken

to attract publicity/notoriety — (öffentliches) Aufsehen erregen

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attract [əˈtrækt]
A v/t
1. anziehen
2. fig Kunden, Touristen etc anziehen, anlocken, jemanden fesseln, reizen, anziehend wirken auf (akk):
attract new members neue Mitglieder gewinnen;
be attracted to sich hingezogen fühlen zu;
I’m not attracted to … … reizt oder reizen mich nicht
3. fig jemandes Interesse, Blicke etc auf sich ziehen, jemandes Missfallen etc auch erregen: attention 1
B v/i
1. eine Anziehung(skraft) ausüben (auch fig)
2. fig anziehend wirken oder sein:
opposites attract Gegensätze ziehen sich an
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transitive verb
1) (draw) anziehen; auf sich (Akk.) ziehen [Interesse, Blick, Kritik]; [Köder, Attraktion:] anlocken
2) (arouse pleasure in) anziehend wirken auf (+ Akk.)

what attracts me about the girl — was ich an dem Mädchen anziehend finde

3) (arouse interest in) reizen (about an + Dat.)
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v.
anlocken v.
anziehen v.
fesseln v.
herbeiziehen v.
locken v.

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