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gravitate

/ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/ verbe C2

En français : graviter, être attiré

  1. To move under the force of gravity. (intransitive)
  2. To tend or drift towards someone or something, as though being pulled by gravity. (figuratively, intransitive) · Children naturally gravitate to such a big, friendly man.· The guests slowly gravitated to the kitchen.

He/she/it gravitates · Prétérit gravitated · Participe passé gravitated · Forme en -ing gravitating

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Forme de base
gravitate
He/she/it
gravitates
Prétérit
gravitated
Participe passé
gravitated
Forme en -ing
gravitating

Dans la bibliothèque

As a general thing Matthew gravitated between the kitchen and the little bedroom off the hall where he slept; once in a while he ventured uncomfortably into the parlor or sitting room when the minister came to tea.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 71 · C1
By this time all the Queen’s scholars had gravitated into their own places in the ranks and the various classes had assumed distinct and settled shadings of individuality.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 299 · C1
Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 2 · B2

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