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attract

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/əˈtrækt/ · at-tract

To draw or pull towards oneself or itself.

Meanings

verbformal

To draw or pull towards oneself or itself.

اپنی طرف کھینچنا یا متوجہ کرنا۔

متوجہ کرنا

mutawajjih karna

Synonyms

drawpulllureکھینچناپیش کرنالانا

Antonyms

repelpush awayrejectدور کرنارکاوٹ ڈالنارد کرنا

Common Collocations

  • attract attention
  • attract interest
  • naturally attract

Example Sentences

The flowers attract many bees and butterflies.

پھول بہت سے شہد کی مکھیوں اور تتلیوں کو متوجہ کرتے ہیں。

Phool bohat se shahed ki makhiyon aur titliyon ko mutawajjih karte hain.

His charisma tends to attract people towards him.

اس کی دلکشی لوگوں کو اپنی طرف متوجہ کرتی ہے۔

Us ki dilkashi logon ko apni taraf mutawajjih karti hai.

The campaign was designed to attract new customers.

یہ مہم نئے صارفین کو متوجہ کرنے کے لیے تیار کی گئی تھی۔

Yeh muhim naye sarifeen ko mutawajjih karne ke liye tayyar ki gayi thi.

Easily Confused With

contract:While 'attract' means to draw something closer, 'contract' means to decrease in size or to enter into a formal agreement.

Word Family

attraction
nounکشش
attractive
adjectiveدلکش
attractiveness
nounدلکشی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of a magnet attracting metal.

A magnet drawing in various small metal objects.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

تیری چاہت نے جیت لیا ہے دل میرا، خود کو بھی متوجہ کر لیا تجھ سے۔

Teri chahat ne jeet liya hai dil mera, Khud ko bhi mutawajjih kar liya tujh se.

Your love has won my heart, even made me attracted to myself because of you.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جہاں محبت ہے، وہاں کشش بھی ہے۔

Jahan mohabbat hai, wahan kashish bhi hai.

Where there is love, there is attraction.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "attractus" — to draw towards

First known use: 15th century

The word 'attract' comes from the Latin 'attractus', where 'ad-' means 'to' and 'tractus' means 'to pull or draw'. It has been used in English since the late Middle Ages.