Gravitate : (일정 방향으로)끌리다, (마음이)끌리다, 기울다, 중력작용으로 움직이다, 인력에 끌리다
Gravitate towards[to] : (마음이 끌려) ~에 끌리다, ~에 자연히 끌리다, ~로 가다
1)
gravitate, this comes from gravity, the force of gravity
to gravitate towrads something, to be attacted by it
to gravitate to, to gravitate towards
to move towards it
to tend to become involved in it
when there is a party, people seems to gravitate towards the kitchen
they grativate to the kitchen
this is to move in the direction of something
in summer people gravitate towards the coast and the beaches becuase it's hot
to move generally in a direction
people gravitate to the bark after work finishes
it's to be attacted to something
people are gravitating towrads interesting new kinds of food
they are being attracted to something, that is desirable, fashionable and good
people seem to gravitate towards him. they seem to be attracted by him
to thend to lean
to be pulled
to be influenced
to be attracted by
the children gravitated towards the garden where they were able to do what they want to do without any problems from the adults
a natural inclination
young people gravitate towards people who are strong leader
to be drawn
as if there is a strong impulse to do this
a natural tendency to go towards something
when people are shopping, very often they gravitate to the cheapest products or the best value for meney
2)
you can also use this with the idea of to lean towards
the conversation gravitated towards sport
his ideas gravitate to a more right wing point of view
to move towards
to go in the direction of
to lean towards
whenever I am with my friend, the conversation gravitates to philosophy
in recent years, students have been gravitating towards scientific studies
they are gravitating away from the arts
3)
you can technically use this verb to gravitate meaning to move under the force of gravity
the apple gravitated onto Issac Newton's head
Formality : 6 - 6.5
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