Recline - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈklaɪn|
Brit.
|rɪˈklaɪn|
verb
- move the upper body backwards and down
- cause to recline
- cause to recline
She reclined her head on the pillow
- lean in a comfortable resting position (syn: repose)Extra examples
She was reclining on the sofa, watching TV.
The theater has reclining seats.
He reclined his seat so that he could nap more comfortably.
She was reclined on the bed.
Backrest cannot be reclined.
The tree trunks reclined over the water.
I spent Sunday reclining in a deck chair.
A solitary figure was reclining on the grass.
She reclined her head on the pillow
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: recline
he/she/it: reclines
present participle: reclining
past tense: reclined
past participle: reclined
I/you/we/they: recline
he/she/it: reclines
present participle: reclining
past tense: reclined
past participle: reclined
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