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Meaning of 'incline' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incline [ n.]
- An inclined plane; an ascent o/ descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.
2 . Incline [ v. i.]
- To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south.
- Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed.
- To bow; to incline the head.
3 . Incline [ v. t.]
- To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right.
- To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
- To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility.

Meaning of 'incline' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incline [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an elevated geological formation
Example in sentence:
  • he climbed the steep slope;
  • the house was built on the side of a mountain
2 . incline [ v]
Meaning (2):
- bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
Example in sentence:
  • He inclined his ear to the wise old man
Meaning (3):
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Example in sentence:
  • He inclined to corpulence;
  • She tends to be nervous before her lectures;
  • These dresses run small
Meaning (4):
- lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
Example in sentence:
  • She inclined her head to the student
Meaning (5):
- feel favorably disposed or willing
Example in sentence:
  • She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs
Meaning (6):
- be at an angle
Example in sentence:
  • The terrain sloped down
Meaning (7):
- make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
Example in sentence:
  • Their language inclines us to believe them

Nearby Words:

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