incline

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈɪnklaɪn/, verb: /ɪnˈklaɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ɪnˈklaɪn; n. ˈɪnklaɪn, ɪnˈklaɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. in klīn′; n. in′klīn, in klīn′)

Inflections of 'incline' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

in•cline /v. ɪnˈklaɪn; n. ˈɪnklaɪn, ɪnˈklaɪn/USA pronunciation v., -clined, -clin•ing, n.
v.

to (cause to) slant, lean, or bend: [no object]His head inclined toward me.[~ + object]He inclined his head toward me.
to have a preference:[no object]inclines toward mysticism.
[~ + object + to + verb] to persuade;
dispose:Her attitude did not incline me to help her.See inclined.

in•cline (v. in klīn′;n. in′klīn, in klīn′),USA pronunciation v., -clined, -clin•ing, n.
v.t.

to deviate from the vertical or horizontal;
slant.
to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.;
be disposed:We incline to rest and relaxation these days.
to tend, in a physical sense;
approximate:The flowers incline toward blue.
to tend in character or in course of action:a political philosophy that inclines toward the conservative.
to lean;
bend.

v.t.

to dispose (a person) in mind, habit, etc. (usually fol. by to):His attitude did not incline me to help him.
to bow, nod, or bend (the head, body, etc.):He inclined his head in greeting.
to cause to lean or bend in a particular direction.
Idioms incline one's ear, to listen, esp. willingly or favorably:to incline one's ear to another's plea.

an inclined surface;
slope;
slant.
[Railroads.]
- Rail TransportAlso called inclined plane, in′cline plane′. a cable railroad, the gradient of which is approximately 45°.
- Rail Transportany railroad or portion of a railroad, the gradient of which is too steep for ordinary locomotive adhesion alone to be effective.
Mining
- an angled shaft following a dipping vein.
- an inclined haulageway.

Latin, as above
Middle French
Latin inclīnāre, equivalent. to in- in-² + -clīnāre to bend (see lean¹); replacing Middle English enclinen
Middle English inclinen 1300–50

in•clin′er, n.

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incline vb /ɪnˈklaɪn/

to deviate or cause to deviate from a particular plane, esp a vertical or horizontal plane; slope or slant
when tr, may take an infinitive: to be disposed or cause to be disposed (towards some attitude or to do something)
to bend or lower (part of the body, esp the head), as in a bow or in order to listen
incline one's ear ⇒ to listen favourably (to)

n /ˈɪnklaɪn; ɪnˈklaɪn/

Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin inclīnāre to cause to lean, from clīnāre to bend; see lean¹inˈcliner n

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