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   incline

   verb

   • 1. be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something: "he was inclined to accept the offer"
   • ▪ (especially as a polite formula) tend to have a specified opinion: "I'm inclined to agree with you"
   • ▪ make (someone) disposed to do something: "his prejudice inclines him to overlook obvious facts" Similar predisposeleadmakemake of a mind todisposebiasprejudicepromptinduceinfluenceswaypersuadeconvince
   • ▪ feel favourably disposed towards someone or something: "I incline to the view that this conclusion is untenable" Similar preferhave a preference forfavourbe favourably disposed togo forhave a penchant forhave a liking fortendleanswingveergravitatebe drawnbe attractedtrend
   • 2. have a tendency to do something: "she's inclined to gossip with complete strangers"
   • ▪ have a specified disposition or talent: "some people are very mathematically inclined"
   • 3. lean or turn away from a given plane or direction, especially the vertical or horizontal: "the bunker doors incline outwards" Similar leantiltangletipslopeslantbendcurvebankcantbevellistheeldeviate
   • ▪ bend (one's head) forwards and downwards: "he inclined his head in agreement" Similar bendbownodboblowerdipOpposite raiselift

   noun

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

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘bend (the head or body) towards something’; formerly also as encline): from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare, from in- ‘towards’ + clinare ‘to bend’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inclinable adjective
   • 2. incliner noun

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

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

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   Incline definition: to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.. See examples of INCLINE used in a sentence.

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

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   If you incline to think or act in a particular way, or if something inclines you to it, you are likely to think or act in that way.

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   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.

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

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   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.