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distract meaning

EN[dɪsˈtɹækt] [-ækt]

    Definition of distract in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGdistractsPRdistractingPT, PPdistractedPREdis-
    1. (transitive) To divert the attention of.
      1. While Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his players against letting the pre-match festivities distract them from the task at hand, they clearly struggled for fluency early on.
  • Adjective
    1. (obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder.
      1. (obsolete) Insane; mad.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • We need you to buy us some time, so distract the security guard for a few minutes.
          • Then Dr. Day allowed herself to become distracted by a tree on the other side of 83rd Street, a sophora tree.
          • You can tell they're a bunch of show offs because they spend all day cutting up and distracting everybody, just to be the center of attention.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Adjectives
          • Uncomparable adjectives
          • Verbs
            • Transitive verbs
          Related Links:
          1. en distraction
          2. fr distraction
          3. en distracts
          4. en distracted
          5. fr distractif
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of distract for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "distract" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.
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