English verb: gravitate | |||
1. | gravitate (stative) move toward | ||
Samples | The conversation gravitated towards politics. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be given, incline, lean, run, tend | ||
2. | gravitate (stative) be attracted to | ||
Samples | Boys gravitate towards girls at that age. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
3. | gravitate (motion) move due to the pull of gravitation | ||
Samples | The stars gravitate towards each other. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||