If someone or something attracts you, they have particular qualities which cause you to like or admire them. If a particular quality attracts you to a person or thing, it is the reason why you like them. He wasn't sure he'd got it right, although the theory attracted him by its logic More people would be attracted to cycling if conditions were right
If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it. The Cardiff Bay project is attracting many visitors Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore
If you are attracted to someone, you are interested in them sexually. In spite of her hostility, she was attracted to him + attracted at·tract·ed He was nice looking, but I wasn't deeply attracted to him