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attract

US /əˈtrækt/

verb Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung Marketing & quảng cáo

Definition

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The special offer should attract many new customers this month.

Word Family

NounNoun
attraction attractor attractiveness
VerbVerb
attract gốc
AdjectiveAdj
attractive attractable
AdverbAdv
attractively

Synonyms

  • drawa gully that is shallower than a ravine
  • appeal tohaving a meaning similar to attract
  • enticeprovoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

Collocations

  • Easy attract attention
    to draw in or interest regarding attention
  • Medium attract foreign investment capital
    to draw in or interest regarding foreign investment capital
  • Hard attract premier talent in engineering
    to draw in or interest regarding premier talent in engineering
  • Very Hard like attracts like in syndicates
    to like attracts like in syndicates, meaning to prefer or wish to do something
  • Easy attract customers
    to draw in or interest regarding customers

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