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(grævɪteɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gravitates, present participle gravitating, past tense, past participle gravitated

verb

If you gravitate towards a particular place, thing, or activity, you are attracted by it and go to it or get involved in it.

Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering. [V + towards/to]

[Also V prep/adv]

Synonyms: be drawn, move, tend, lean More Synonyms of gravitate

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gravitate in British English

(ˈɡrævɪˌteɪt)

verb (intransitive)

1. physics

to move under the influence of gravity

2. (usually foll by to or towards)

to be influenced or drawn, as by strong impulses

to sink or settle

Derived forms

gravitater (ˈgraviˌtater)

noun

gravitate in American English

(ˈgrævɪˌteɪt)

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgraviˌtated or ˈgraviˌtating

to move or tend to move in accordance with the force of gravity

2. Rare

to sink or settle

to be attracted or tend to move (toward something or someone)

verb transitive

to cause to gravitate

Word origin

< ModL gravitatus, pp. of gravitare (coined by Newton2) < L gravitas: see gravity

Examples of 'gravitate' in a sentence
gravitate

Even policy making responsibilities tended to gravitate to the personnel office over time.Employers also revealed that they gravitated towards candidates who had travelled to exotic locations.'I found myself gravitating towards the fish section.

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British English: gravitate VERB

If you gravitate towards a particular place, thing, or activity, you are attracted by it and go to it or get involved in it.

You naturally gravitate toward people with shared values.

American English: gravitate
Brazilian Portuguese: gravitar
Chinese: 受吸引
European Spanish: gravitar
French: graviter
German: tendieren zu
Italian: gravitare
Japanese: 引き付けられる
Korean: ~에 끌리다
European Portuguese: gravitar
Latin American Spanish: gravitar

1 (verb) in the sense of be drawn

Definition

to be attracted or influenced by

Young people naturally gravitate towards sweets and sticky drinks.

Synonyms

be drawn

move

tend

Lighter cars tend to be noisy.

lean

Do you lean politically towards the right or left?

be pulled

incline

be attracted

be influenced

2 (verb) in the sense of fall

Definition

to move under the influence of gravity

Synonyms

fall

The fisherman fell into the sea during a storm.

drop

She let her head drop.

settle

Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded.

sink

Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent.

descend

Disaster struck as the plane descended through the mist.

precipitate

be precipitated

Additional synonyms

in the sense of descend

Definition

to move or fall to a lower level, pitch, etc.

Disaster struck as the plane descended through the mist.

Synonyms

fall,

drop,

sink,

go down,

plunge,

dive,

tumble,

plummet,

subside,

move down

in the sense of drop

Definition

to fall to the ground, as from exhaustion

She let her head drop.

Synonyms

sink,

fall,

go down,

descend,

droop

in the sense of incline

Definition

to veer from a vertical or horizontal plane

Synonyms

slope,

tend,

tip,

bend,

lean,

heel,

tilt,

slant,

veer,

diverge,

deviate,

cant,

bevel

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gravitate

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graveyard
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单词	gravitate
释义	Trends of gravitate View usage for: gravitate (grævɪteɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense gravitates, present participle gravitating, past tense, past participle gravitated verb If you gravitate towards a particular place, thing, or activity, you are attracted by it and go to it or get involved in it. Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering. [V + towards/to] [Also V prep/adv] Synonyms: be drawn, move, tend, lean More Synonyms of gravitate More Synonyms of gravitate gravitate in British English (ˈɡrævɪˌteɪt) verb (intransitive) 1. physics to move under the influence of gravity 2. (usually foll by to or towards) to be influenced or drawn, as by strong impulses 3. to sink or settle Derived forms gravitater (ˈgraviˌtater) noun gravitate in American English (ˈgrævɪˌteɪt) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈgraviˌtated or ˈgraviˌtating 1. to move or tend to move in accordance with the force of gravity 2. Rare to sink or settle 3. to be attracted or tend to move (toward something or someone) verb transitive 4. to cause to gravitate Word origin < ModL gravitatus, pp. of gravitare (coined by Newton2) < L gravitas: see gravity Examples of 'gravitate' in a sentence gravitate Even policy making responsibilities tended to gravitate to the personnel office over time. Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995) Employers also revealed that they gravitated towards candidates who had travelled to exotic locations. Times, Sunday Times (2015) 'I found myself gravitating towards the fish section. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In other languages gravitate British English: gravitate VERB If you gravitate towards a particular place, thing, or activity, you are attracted by it and go to it or get involved in it. You naturally gravitate toward people with shared values. American English: gravitate Brazilian Portuguese: gravitar Chinese: 受吸引 European Spanish: gravitar French: graviter German: tendieren zu Italian: gravitare Japanese: 引き付けられる Korean: ~에 끌리다 European Portuguese: gravitar Latin American Spanish: gravitar 1 (verb) in the sense of be drawn Definition to be attracted or influenced by Young people naturally gravitate towards sweets and sticky drinks. Synonyms be drawn move tend Lighter cars tend to be noisy. lean Do you lean politically towards the right or left? be pulled incline be attracted be influenced 2 (verb) in the sense of fall Definition to move under the influence of gravity Synonyms fall The fisherman fell into the sea during a storm. drop She let her head drop. settle Once its impurities had settled, the oil could be graded. sink Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent. descend Disaster struck as the plane descended through the mist. precipitate be precipitated Additional synonyms in the sense of descend Definition to move or fall to a lower level, pitch, etc. Disaster struck as the plane descended through the mist. Synonyms fall, drop, sink, go down, plunge, dive, tumble, plummet, subside, move down in the sense of drop Definition to fall to the ground, as from exhaustion She let her head drop. Synonyms sink, fall, go down, descend, droop in the sense of incline Definition to veer from a vertical or horizontal plane Synonyms slope, tend, tip, bend, lean, heel, tilt, slant, veer, diverge, deviate, cant, bevel Nearby words of gravitate gravestone graveyard gravitas gravitate gravity graze grease someone's palm Synonyms of 'gravitate' gravitate Explore 'gravitate' in the dictionary
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