Incline

  • 11Incline — Incline, inclined, inclining, or inclination may refer to:* Inclined plane * Inclination (and a novella of the same name) * cable hauled railways * Inclined loop * Inclined rig * Inclined soles * Inclined tower * Inclining test * Slope …

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  • 12incline to — index conduce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13incline — agg. [dal lat. inclinis ]. [di persona, che propende per qualcosa, con la prep. a : i. al perdono ] ▶◀ disposto, favorevole, (lett.) inchinevole, (non com.) inclinabile, (lett.) inclinato, orientato, predisposto, (lett.) proclive, propenso.… …

    Enciclopedia Italiana

  • 14incline — is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun (meaning ‘a slope’) and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb (as in be inclined to) …

    Modern English usage

  • 15incline — ► VERB 1) (usu. be inclined to/towards/to do) be favourably disposed towards or willing to do. 2) (usu. be inclined to/to do) have a specified tendency or talent. 3) lean or turn away from a given plane or direction, especially the vertical or… …

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  • 16incline — I UK [ɪnˈklaɪn] / US verb Word forms incline : present tense I/you/we/they incline he/she/it inclines present participle inclining past tense inclined past participle inclined formal 1) a) [intransitive] to tend to behave in a particular way or… …

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  • 17incline — in|cline1 [ınˈklaın] v [not in progressive] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: incliner, from Latin clinare to lean ] 1.) [T] formal if a situation, fact etc inclines you to do or think something, it influences you towards a particular action or …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18incline — inclines, inclining, inclined (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪnkla͟ɪn[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱nklaɪn[/t]].) 1) V ERG 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 …

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  • 19incline — incliner, n. v. /in kluyn /; n. /in kluyn, in kluyn /, v., inclined, inclining, n. v.t. 1. to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant. 2. to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed: We incline to rest and relaxation these… …

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  • 20incline — in|cline1 [ ın klaın ] verb FORMAL 1. ) intransitive or transitive to slope in a particular direction, or to make something do this: The land inclines gradually downward toward the Simpson Desert. 2. ) intransitive to tend to behave in a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English