GRAVITATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does gravitate mean?
• GRAVITATE (verb)
The verb GRAVITATE has 3 senses:
1. move toward
2. be attracted to
3. move due to the pull of gravitation
Familiarity information: GRAVITATE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• GRAVITATE (verb)
Meaning:
Move toward
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
The conversation gravitated towards politics
Hypernyms (to "gravitate" is one way to...):
be given; incline; lean; run; tend (have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Be attracted to
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Boys gravitate towards girls at that age
Hypernyms (to "gravitate" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Move due to the pull of gravitation
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The stars gravitate towards each other
Hypernyms (to "gravitate" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
