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inclined Definition

in·clined (in klīnd)

adjective

  1. having an inclination; specif.,
    1. at or on a slant; sloping; leaning
    2. disposed; willing; tending
  2. forming an angle with another line, plane, or body

inclined Synonyms

inclined

modif.

  1. Disposed

    prone, willing, tending; see likely 4.

  2. Diagonal

    tilted, slanted, tipped, sloping; see oblique 1.

inclined Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: Having union involvement makes workers more inclined to participate in organizational restructuring.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: Friday 14th April 2006 If you feel so inclined, then reviving an old love relationship should be easy.
  • scientifically: For these reasons most scientists ( which includes scientifically inclined epidemiologists ) take a fairly rigorous view of RR values.
  • slightly: The large ears are finely fringed and carried slightly inclined.

Infinitive complement

  • believe: Are scientists more or less inclined to believe in a personal God than the general public is?
  • think: Makes me all the more inclined to think that its Santa's skull structure that is exacerbating any bacterial infection.
  • go: In contrast, exhibition Toulouse are often less inclined to go broody.
  • take: The ' inner circle ' , they fear, would be dominated by those more inclined to take traditional views on teaching.
  • give: We are maybe more inclined to give up at the thought of our suffering, rather than that of others.
  • use: Large Business Sector seems less inclined to use regime.

Modifies a noun

  • plane: Built an inclined plane on the Dorset & Somerset Canal.
  • ;-: Feel free to enjoy the site, or to run away screaming if you're that way inclined;- ) Have fun!
  • tramway: There were a number of coalmines to the south of the site which were served by inclined plane tramways.
  • rift: Stuart was the first to venture into the unknown and found the sump descended steeply in an inclined rift.
  • ramp: Green ' speed ' , or more correctly distance rolled, by a golf ball was measured using an inclined ramp.
  • orbit: The dark half faces forward as Iapetus moves in its nearly circular, inclined orbit around Saturn.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: I feel much more inclined to do some exercise once I notice my weight dropping.
  • seem: Large Business Sector seems less inclined to use regime.
  • become: As I have got older I have become less inclined to frighten myself and part of the reason I enjoy sport climbing very much.

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