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Attract means to draw toward by appeal or interest. Regular verb: attract-attracted-attracted.
Meanings
- To draw toward
- To arouse interest
- To pull by physical force
Common Collocations
attract attention
attract customers
attract investment
physically attracted
opposites attract
Tip for Learners
Attract works for physical force, romantic interest, and general appeal. Attractive is the adjective.
Present Simple
| I | attract |
| you | attract |
| he/she/it | attracts |
| we | attract |
| they | attract |
Examples - Present Simple
- I attract attention easily.
- You attract talented people.
- She attracts customers to the store.
- We attract investors regularly.
- They attract tourists every year.
Present Continuous
| I | am attracting |
| you | are attracting |
| he/she/it | is attracting |
| we | are attracting |
| they | are attracting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am attracting interest now.
- You are attracting the wrong crowd.
- He is attracting media attention.
- We are attracting new customers.
- They are attracting controversy.
Present Perfect
| I | have attracted |
| you | have attracted |
| he/she/it | has attracted |
| we | have attracted |
| they | have attracted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have attracted many followers.
- You have attracted attention.
- She has attracted investors.
- We have attracted new talent.
- They have attracted millions of visitors.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been attracting |
| you | have been attracting |
| he/she/it | has been attracting |
| we | have been attracting |
| they | have been attracting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been attracting attention lately.
- You have been attracting talent for years.
- He has been attracting controversy.
- We have been attracting customers steadily.
- They have been attracting tourists for decades.
Past Simple
| I | attracted |
| you | attracted |
| he/she/it | attracted |
| we | attracted |
| they | attracted |
Examples - Past Simple
- I attracted a large crowd.
- You attracted attention with your speech.
- She attracted investors easily.
- We attracted new clients last year.
- They attracted millions of tourists.
Past Continuous
| I | was attracting |
| you | were attracting |
| he/she/it | was attracting |
| we | were attracting |
| they | were attracting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was attracting attention when the show ended.
- You were attracting customers at that time.
- He was attracting investors then.
- We were attracting talent consistently.
- They were attracting tourists during the festival.
Past Perfect
| I | had attracted |
| you | had attracted |
| he/she/it | had attracted |
| we | had attracted |
| they | had attracted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had attracted many followers before.
- You had attracted attention already.
- She had attracted investors earlier.
- We had attracted customers beforehand.
- They had attracted tourists previously.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been attracting |
| you | had been attracting |
| he/she/it | had been attracting |
| we | had been attracting |
| they | had been attracting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been attracting attention for years.
- You had been attracting talent consistently.
- He had been attracting controversy for months.
- We had been attracting customers steadily.
- They had been attracting tourists for decades.
Future Simple
| I | will attract |
| you | will attract |
| he/she/it | will attract |
| we | will attract |
| they | will attract |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will attract more followers.
- You will attract attention with this.
- She will attract investors.
- We will attract new customers.
- They will attract tourists.
Future Continuous
| I | will be attracting |
| you | will be attracting |
| he/she/it | will be attracting |
| we | will be attracting |
| they | will be attracting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be attracting attention soon.
- You will be attracting talent next year.
- He will be attracting investors.
- We will be attracting customers.
- They will be attracting tourists during the season.
Future Perfect
| I | will have attracted |
| you | will have attracted |
| he/she/it | will have attracted |
| we | will have attracted |
| they | will have attracted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have attracted millions by then.
- You will have attracted enough attention.
- She will have attracted major investors.
- We will have attracted many customers.
- They will have attracted countless tourists.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been attracting |
| you | will have been attracting |
| he/she/it | will have been attracting |
| we | will have been attracting |
| they | will have been attracting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been attracting attention for years.
- You will have been attracting talent professionally.
- He will have been attracting investors for decades.
- We will have been attracting customers continuously.
- They will have been attracting tourists for generations.