gravitate
verb (used without object)
to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.
gravitates
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present tense formof gravitate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Some nod to what’s happening in America, such as when Carrie discovers the school library and gravitates straight to books that have been banned from classrooms and community libraries across the country.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
He’s self-aware enough to know that he gravitates toward jokes that have a touch of “melancholy and embarrassment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
But she still fears people "make assumptions" based on her accent so at networking events she gravitates towards others with a Welsh accent.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
When volatility rises, capital gravitates toward systems that can contain it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Lately Gogol has started to notice a trend: now that they inhabit this world of couples, dinner party small talk gravitates to the naming of children.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
