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inclining
US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in klī′ning)
- From the verb incline: (⇒ conjugate)
- inclining is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v pres p
- v past p
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026in•clin•ing
(in klī′ning),USA pronunciation n.
- inclination;
disposition.
- [Archaic.]people who are sympathetic to a person or cause.
- Middle English enclinynge. See incline, -ing1 1300–50
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026in•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.
n. [countable]
- an inclined surface;
slant:The truck could hardly make it up the incline.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026in•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.
n. - 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
1. lean, slope, rise, fall, pitch. 2. tend, lean. 3. 4. verge, veer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
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/- an inclined surface or slope; gradient
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin inclīnāre to cause to lean, from clīnāre to bend; see lean1inˈcliner n
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