Definitions of incline [ˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən]

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Definition of 'incline'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) incline
to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.

2.  incline
to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed:
He inclines toward mysticism.

3.  incline
to approach; approximate:
The color inclines toward blue.

4.  incline
to tend in character or in course of action.

5.  incline
to lean; bend.

6. (v.t.) incline
to persuade; dispose:
Her attitude did not incline me to help her.

7.  incline
to bow; bend:
inclined his head in greeting.

8.  incline
to cause to lean or bend in a particular direction.

9. (n.) incline
an inclined surface; slope; slant.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME enclinen < MF encliner < L inclīnāre=in-in-²+-clināre to bend; see lean¹)

Definition of 'incline'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) slope, incline, side
an elevated geological formation
"he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"

2. (verb) ramp, incline
an inclined surface connecting two levels

3. (verb) tend, be given, lean, incline, run
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
"She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"

4. (verb) incline
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
"He inclined his ear to the wise old man"

5. (verb) incline
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
"She inclined her head to the student"

6. (verb) slope, incline, pitch
be at an angle
"The terrain sloped down"

7. (verb) incline
feel favorably disposed or willing
"She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs"

8. (verb) dispose, incline
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
"Their language inclines us to believe them"

Definition of 'incline'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) incline
an inclined plane; an ascent o/ descent; a grade or gradient; a slope

2. (verb) incline
to deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south

3. (verb) incline
fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed

4. (verb) incline
to bow; to incline the head

5. (verb) incline
to cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right

6. (verb) incline
to impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence

7. (verb) incline
to bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility

Translation of 'incline'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to bow (one's head etc).
Afrikaans: buig	Arabic: يَحْني رأسَه	Bulgarian: наклонявам
Brazilian: inclinar	Czech: sklonit	German: neigen
Danish: bøje	Greek: κλίνω, γέρνω	Spanish: inclinar, bajar
Estonian: kallutama	Farsi: خم کردن	Finnish: kumartaa
French: baisser	Hebrew: לְכוֹפֵף	Hindi: झुकना, झुकाना
Croatian: nagnuti	Hungarian: (le)hajt	Indonesian: menundukkan
Icelandic: beygja, halla	Italian: inclinare	Japanese: 傾ける
Korean: 절하다	Lithuanian: palenkti	Latvian: []liekt; []liekt
Malay: menunduk	Dutch: buigen	Norwegian: bøye
Polish: schylić	Persian: خم کردن	Pashto: سر تیتول
Portuguese: inclinar	Romanian: a (a)pleca	Russian: наклонять
Slovak: skloniť	Slovenian: nagniti	Serbian: pognuti
Swedish: luta, böja [på]	Thai: โค้ง	Turkish: eğmek
Taiwanese: 點頭	Ukrainian: нахиляти(ся); схиляти(ся)	Urdu: سر خم کرنا
Vietnamese: cúi đầu	Chinese: 点头
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