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    incline

    verb

    • 1. be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something: "he was inclined to accept the offer"
    • 2. have a tendency to do something: "she's inclined to gossip with complete strangers"

    noun

    • 1. an inclined surface or plane; a slope, especially on a road or railway: "the road climbs a long incline through a forest"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCLINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    INCLINE definition: 1. to (make someone) feel something or want to do something: 2. to (cause to) slope at a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inclineIncline Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Aug 12, 2012 · The meaning of INCLINE is to bend the head or body forward : bow. How to use incline in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Incline.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inclineIncline - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Something that slopes — that is, something that deviates from the straight horizontal or vertical — can be called an incline. If you like to walk up and down hills, you enjoy walking on inclines.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINCLINE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    INCLINE meaning: 1. to (make someone) feel something or want to do something: 2. to (cause to) slope at a…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCLINE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    incline in British English. verb (ɪnˈklaɪn ) 1. to deviate or cause to deviate from a particular plane, esp a vertical or horizontal plane; slope or slant. 2. (when tr, may take an infinitive) to be disposed or cause to be disposed (towards some attitude or to do something) he inclines towards levity.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › inclineINCLINE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant. Synonyms: pitch, fall, rise, slope, lean. to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed: We incline to rest and relaxation these days. Synonyms: lean, tend. to tend, in a physical sense; approximate: The flowers incline toward blue. Synonyms: veer, verge.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishincline verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    verb. /ɪnˈklaɪn/ (formal) Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to tend to think or behave in a particular way; to make somebody do this. incline to/towards something I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage. Young people incline towards individualistic behaviour.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › inclineIncline - definition of incline by The Free Dictionary

    1. To be disposed to a certain preference, opinion, or course of action: Some researchers incline toward a different view of the problem. 2. To deviate from the horizontal or vertical; slant: When the path inclined steeply, it became difficult to continue hiking. 3. To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow. n. (ĭn′klīn′)

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › inclineincline | meaning of incline in Longman Dictionary of...

    incline meaning, definition, what is incline: if a situation, fact etc inclines you to...: Learn more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINCLINE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    INCLINE definition: 1. If you incline your head, you bend your neck so that your face bends down. 2. a slope: . Learn more.