attrarre
to attract
verb aht-TRAHR-reh Rare
Origin: Latin attrahere (to pull toward)
Also means
to draw in
Usage Note
Attrarre belongs to the irregular -arre/-erre/-orre group (contracted infinitives). Its present tense is attraggo, attrai, attrae, attraiamo, attraete, attraggono — the -gg- forms catch learners by surprise. The past participle is attratto. It takes avere in compound tenses.
Examples
"La città attrae molti turisti ogni anno."
Natural Translation
The city attracts many tourists every year.
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