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incline
[ verb in-klahyn; noun in-klahyn, in-klahyn ]
verb (used without object)
- to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
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- to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed:
We incline to rest and relaxation these days.
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- to tend, in a physical sense; approximate:
The flowers incline toward blue.
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- to tend in character or in course of action:
a political philosophy that inclines toward the conservative.
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- to lean; bend.
verb (used with object)
- to dispose (a person) in mind, habit, etc. (usually followed by to ):
His attitude did not incline me to help him.
- to bow, nod, or bend (the head, body, etc.):
He inclined his head in greeting.
- to cause to lean or bend in a particular direction.
noun
- an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- Railroads.
- Also called inclined plane,. a cable railroad, the gradient of which is approximately 45°.
- any railroad or portion of a railroad, the gradient of which is too steep for ordinary locomotive adhesion alone to be effective.
- Mining.
- an angled shaft following a dipping vein.
- an inclined haulageway.
incline
verb
- to deviate or cause to deviate from a particular plane, esp a vertical or horizontal plane; slope or slant
- whentr, may take an infinitive to be disposed or cause to be disposed (towards some attitude or to do something)
he inclines towards levity
that does not incline me to think that you are right
- to bend or lower (part of the body, esp the head), as in a bow or in order to listen
- incline one's earto listen favourably (to)
noun
- an inclined surface or slope; gradient
- short for inclined railway
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·· noun
- ···Ա verb overinclined overinclining
- ··Ա verb reinclined reinclining
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of incline1
Idioms and Phrases
- incline one's ear, to listen, especially willingly or favorably:
to incline one's ear to another's plea.
Example Sentences
The markets believe that US President Donald Trump's tariff bombshell is expected to raise prices, lower demand and reduce profits, making companies less valuable and more inclined to cut investment and jobs.
The treadmill set itself to a lower speed than I normally run at, though at a higher incline, because Genius knew my exercise goal was strength building, not weight loss.
She might feel less inclined to, if she feels she has been the victim of an establishment stitch-up.
As a spiritually inclined, politically committed itinerant, John is Hester’s polar opposite, poking at her beliefs with the earnestness of a college student drunk on Howard Zinn.
Trump has, so far, been defending his national security team and doesn't seem inclined to sack anyone over what he is calling a press "witch-hunt".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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