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verb
- 1. feel willing or favorably disposed toward (an action, belief, or attitude): "he was inclined to accept the offer"
- 2. have a tendency to do something: "she's inclined to gossip with complete strangers"
noun
- 1. an inclined surface or plane; a slope, especially on a road or railway: "the road climbs a long incline through a forest"
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Learn the meaning of incline as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Incline can mean to lean, bend, influence, or slope, or an inclined plane.
INCLINE definition: 1. to (make someone) feel something or want to do something: 2. to (cause to) slope at a…. Learn more.
Incline definition: to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.. See examples of INCLINE used in a sentence.
INCLINE meaning: 1. to (make someone) feel something or want to do something: 2. to (cause to) slope at a…. Learn more.
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.
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incline. 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.