Incline Definition
ĭn-klīn
inclined, inclines, inclining
verb
inclined, inclines, inclining
To give a tendency to; make willing; dispose; influence.
Webster's New World
To dispose (someone) to have a certain preference or opinion or to take a course of action.
I'm inclined to agree with you. Are you inclined to go to out tonight?
American Heritage
To cause to lean, slope, slant, etc.; bend.
Webster's New World
To bend or bow (the body or head)
Webster's New World
To have a particular disposition or bent of mind, will, etc.
Webster's New World
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noun
An inclined plane or surface; slope; grade; slant.
Webster's New World
idiom
incline one's ear
- to pay heed; listen willingly
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Incline
Noun
Singular:
inclinePlural:
inclinesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Incline
- incline one's ear
Origin of Incline
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From Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclÄ«nō (“incline, tilt"), from in- + clÄ«nō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English enclinen from Old French encliner from Latin inclīnāre in- into, toward in–2 -clīnāre to lean klei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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