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incline
[in-klahyn, in-klahyn, in-klahyn]
verb (used without object)
to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
Synonyms: , , , ,to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed.
We incline to rest and relaxation these days.
Synonyms: ,to tend, in a physical sense; approximate.
The flowers incline toward blue.
Synonyms: ,to tend in character or in course of action.
a political philosophy that inclines toward the conservative.
Synonyms: ,to lean; bend.
verb (used with object)
to dispose (a person) in mind, habit, etc. (usually followed byto ).
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 incline plane.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
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
to listen favourably (to)
noun
an inclined surface or slope; gradient
short for inclined railway
Other 51Թ Forms
- incliner noun
- overincline verb
- reincline verb
- ˈԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ 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
I’m inclined to believe him, and it’s also a gas to eavesdrop on Marty’s parent-teacher conferences, where the adults no longer give a flying fig about their kids’ futures.
Food and travel writer Ross Clarke said he believed that even in a cost-of-living crisis, people were inclined to splurge on small luxury items.
Trzaskowski's supporters have been more inclined to believe the allegations, with one man in Warsaw holding a banner reading: "No to the gangster".
We trudged on, working our way up and down the steep inclines.
“Some guys are more inclined to spout off and be a little more colorful than others, and that’s their right. They won,” he said then.
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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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