Incline - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈklaɪn|  American pronunciation of the word incline
Brit.  |ɪnˈklaɪn|  British pronunciation of the word incline

noun

- an elevated geological formation (syn: side, slope)
- an inclined surface connecting two levels (syn: ramp)

verb

- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (syn: lean, run, tend)
He inclined to corpulence
- bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
He inclined his ear to the wise old man
- lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
She inclined her head to the student
- be at an angle (syn: pitch, slope)
- feel favorably disposed or willing
She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs
- make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief (syn: dispose)
Their language inclines us to believe them

Extra examples

She listened with her eyes closed and her head inclined.

The road inclines at an angle of about 12 degrees.

His love of books inclined him toward a literary career.

We drove up a steep incline to the summit.

You can adjust the incline of the ramp.

The news inclined me to leave at once.

He inclines to laziness.

The accident inclined him to reconsider his career.

I incline to accept the official version of events.

I incline to the opinion that this principle extends to cases of religious discrimination.

The telescope is inclined at an angle of 43 degrees.

He inclined to corpulence

He inclined his ear to the wise old man

She inclined her head to the student

She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: incline
he/she/it: inclines
present participle: inclining
past tense: inclined
past participle: inclined
noun
singular: incline
plural: inclines
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