to flock to
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3.4
- phrasal verb
- /flɑk tu/
:
acudir en masa a
- When a new amusement park opens, families flock to it for fun and entertainment.
- people flock to
- tourists flock to
- visitors flock to
So I think it is surprising that talent does not flock to Arizona State.
- So I think it is surprising that talent does not flock to Arizona State.
- There's certainly not many young people flocking to join it, unfortunately, I should say.
- They go out, viewers flock to them.
- And so people would research about the the best paying companies and salaries and flock to those jobs.
- They're all mostly middle class Republicans, conservatives and they're flocking to Florida, they're flocking to Tennessee, flocking to Texas.
- And just as you saw a lot of people from the Middle East and Europe and Asia flock to Dubai, they're now flocking to Riyadh.
- And by the time of the parable of the talents, we see that there are these company towns where people flock to because they provide some sort of security.
- It's it's crazy because tourists who had watched you in the States would all flock to come see you.
- It's going to attract attention and the news outlets are going to cover it and students are going to flock to it, sure.
- In a Nike Swoosh style recovery, you don't want low growth, you want high growth because the high growth is where everybody's going to flock to.
- And people did flock there a little bit, like you flock to see a magic trick, even though, you know, perhaps it isn't quite scientific, perhaps it isn't quite true.
- People from all four corners of the earth watch our films, dance to our music, flock to our galleries and theatres, cheer on our football teams and cherish our institutions.
Examples
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People are flocking to the technology because it increases whether it's your productivity or solves other solutions for you.
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Each year, thousands of wannabe musicians flock to these gates in the hope of meeting him, only to have their dreams crushed.
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The smart people flock to exercise, healthy relationships, work, building a career around themselves.
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People would flock to visit a real location based on a theme character, a book.
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And so people would research about the the best paying companies and salaries and flock to those jobs.
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So they are pleased to assume that, given the chance, everyone will flock to their faith.
Academic text (2006) -
It's it's crazy because tourists who had watched you in the States would all flock to come see you.
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Because the cost savings have also lowered monthly health care premiums, patients have flocked to the plans.
Academic text (2000) -
Film crews flocked to the village, and Chungungo enjoyed its moment of fame.
Academic text (2007) -
By 2000, free and open access returned, albeit during tightly restricted hours, and thousands flocked to Stonehenge.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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1.6
To move many people or animals into a small space
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3.2
To move to a place in large numbers and make it busy
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3.5
People come to an event in large numbers
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
flock + to
The verb 'flock' already means to move or gather in large numbers, and the particle/preposition 'to' simply indicates direction or destination, so the combined meaning 'go to a place in large numbers' is directly derivable from the parts. This motion+direction composition is common cross-linguistically and follows a regular English pattern, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.
Etymology
The phrasal verb flock to comes from the image of birds in a flock flying together toward one place. So when many people move to the same event or place because they are attracted to it, we say they flock to it, meaning 'to go to a place in large numbers'.