incline
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
inclines;
inclined;
inclining
inclines;
inclined;
inclining
Britannica Dictionary definition of INCLINE
1
:
to bend forward or to cause (something) to bend forward
[no object]
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Her head inclined forward.
[+ object]
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He inclined [=(more commonly) nodded] his head slightly.
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She listened with her eyes closed and her head inclined.
2
[no object]
:
to lean or slope
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The road inclines at an angle of about 12 degrees.
3
[+ object]
formal
:
to cause (someone) to want to do something or to be likely to do something
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His love of books inclined him toward a literary career.
4
formal
:
to think or to cause (someone) to think that something is probably true or correct
— followed by to + verb
—
see also inclined
[no object]
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I incline to agree with you. [=(more commonly) I am inclined to agree with you]
[+ object]
-
The evidence inclines me to think that she isn't guilty. [=makes me think that she probably isn't guilty]
plural
inclines
plural
inclines
Britannica Dictionary definition of INCLINE
[count]
:
a slanting surface
:
slope
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We drove up a steep incline to the summit.
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You can adjust the incline of the ramp.
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a slight incline
