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I have been reading a daily article during 朝礼.

One of the sentence used the word がち. The sample sentence is:

> 長所{ちょうしょ}は見逃{みのが}してしまいがちです。
>
> Abundant of misses.

I tried to ask my colleague about the meaning of がち and they said it means [in
excess]. For example if used with しまいがちです it means a lot of misses?

But when I try to look at
[alc.co.jp](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E3%81%8C%E3%81%A1%E3%81%A7%E3%81%99&ref=sa)
for examples. There were some with no しまいがち pattern. For example:

> 飛行機や列車の中で『にわか講習会』が始まりがちです。

What does がち mean this time?
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meaning
Does がち mean "in excess"?
In all of your examples, it means "likely to, tend to". It does not mean
"excess".

> 長所は見逃してしまいがちです  
>  'Pros tend to be (unwillingly) overlooked.'
>
> 飛行機や列車の中で『にわか講習会』が始まりがちです  
>  'In airplanes or trains, **" pseudo-workshops" are likely to start**.'
> (Interpretation a)  
>  'In airplanes or trains, "pseudo-workshops" are likely to **start** , (not
> likely to end).' (Interpretation b)  
>  '"Pseudo-workshops" are likely to start **within airplanes or trains** ,
> (not elsewhere).' (Interpretation c)  
>  '"Pseudo-workshops" are likely to start **within** airplanes or trains,
> (not in front them or behind them, etc.).' (Interpretation d)  
>  '"Pseudo-workshops" are likely to start within **airplanes or trains** ,
> (not within busses or cars, etc.).' (Interpretation e)  
>  'In airplanes or trains, **" pseudo-workshops"** are likely to start, (not
> dance parties). (interpretation f)
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I think your friends might have misunderstood your question and thought you
were asking about the slang term ガチ <http://zokugo-dict.com/06ka/gachi.htm>,
which I believe originally came from the sumo lingo word がちんこ勝負 which means 'a
serious match'.

This word has recently become quite popular among younger speakers to refer to
not only being serious about something, but also with a meaning/usage similar
to `マジで(？)`, namely `ガチで(？)`. Both are similar to English "Seriously!(?)".
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