incline
verb
- to have a tendency; to be disposed
- want to, (cause to be) tending towards, prone to,
noun
- a slope
- a portal of a subway tunnel
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈklaɪn/ / /ˈɪn.klaɪn/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-der. Proto-Italic *kleināō Latin clīnō Latin inclīnāre Old French enclinerbor. Middle English enclinen English incline From Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīnō (“incline, tilt”), from in- + clīnō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean).
- A slope.
“To reach the building, we had to climb a steep incline.”
- A portal of a subway tunnel.
“the Pleasant Street Incline”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-der. Proto-Italic *kleināō Latin clīnō Latin inclīnāre Old French enclinerbor. Middle English enclinen English incline From Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīnō (“incline, tilt”), from in- + clīnō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean).
- To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
“He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm.”
“The people following the coffin inclined their heads in grief.”
- To slope.
“Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline.”
- To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
“He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers.”
“I'm inclined to give up smoking after hearing of the risks to my health.”