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in·cline

(ĭn-klīn′)

v. in·clined, in·clin·ing, in·clines

v.tr.

1. To cause (someone) to have a certain tendency: dispose: "His active, daring temperament little inclined him to patient, quiet study" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

2. To dispose (someone) to have a certain preference or opinion or to take a course of action: I'm inclined to agree with you. Are you inclined to go to out tonight?

3. To cause to lean, slant, or slope: "Galileo ... inclined the plane and rolled brass balls down it" (George Johnson). See Synonyms at slant.

4. To bend or lower in a nod or bow: I inclined my head in acquiescence.

v.intr.

1. To be disposed to a certain preference, opinion, or course of action: Some researchers incline toward a different view of the problem.

2. To deviate from the horizontal or vertical; slant: When the path inclined steeply, it became difficult to continue hiking.

3. To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow.

n. (ĭn′klīn′)

An inclined surface; a slope or gradient: The car rolled down the incline.

[Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner, from Latin inclīnāre : in-, into, toward; see in-² + -clīnāre, to lean; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

in·clin′er n.

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incline

1. to deviate or cause to deviate from a particular plane, esp a vertical or horizontal plane; slope or slant

2. (when: tr, may take an infinitive) to be disposed or cause to be disposed (towards some attitude or to do something): he inclines towards levity; that does not incline me to think that you are right.

3. to bend or lower (part of the body, esp the head), as in a bow or in order to listen

4. incline one's ear to listen favourably (to)

5. an inclined surface or slope; gradient

6. (Railways) short for inclined railway

[C13: from Latin inclīnāre to cause to lean, from clīnāre to bend; see lean¹]

inˈcliner n

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in•cline

(v. ɪnˈklaɪn; n. ˈɪn klaɪn, ɪnˈklaɪn)

v. -clined, -clin•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.

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

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

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

5. to lean; bend.

v.t.

6. to persuade; dispose: Her attitude did not incline me to help her.

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

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

9. an inclined surface; slope; slant.

[1300–50; Middle English enclinen < Middle French encliner < Latin inclīnāre=in- in-² + -clināre to bend; see lean¹]

incline

Past participle: inclined
Gerund: inclining

Imperative
incline
incline

Present
I incline
you incline
he/she/it inclines
we incline
you incline
they incline

Preterite
I inclined
you inclined
he/she/it inclined
we inclined
you inclined
they inclined

Present Continuous
I am inclining
you are inclining
he/she/it is inclining
we are inclining
you are inclining
they are inclining

Present Perfect
I have inclined
you have inclined
he/she/it has inclined
we have inclined
you have inclined
they have inclined

Past Continuous
I was inclining
you were inclining
he/she/it was inclining
we were inclining
you were inclining
they were inclining

Past Perfect
I had inclined
you had inclined
he/she/it had inclined
we had inclined
you had inclined
they had inclined

Future
I will incline
you will incline
he/she/it will incline
we will incline
you will incline
they will incline

Future Perfect
I will have inclined
you will have inclined
he/she/it will have inclined
we will have inclined
you will have inclined
they will have inclined

Future Continuous
I will be inclining
you will be inclining
he/she/it will be inclining
we will be inclining
you will be inclining
they will be inclining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inclining
you have been inclining
he/she/it has been inclining
we have been inclining
you have been inclining
they have been inclining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inclining
you will have been inclining
he/she/it will have been inclining
we will have been inclining
you will have been inclining
they will have been inclining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inclining
you had been inclining
he/she/it had been inclining
we had been inclining
you had been inclining
they had been inclining

Conditional
I would incline
you would incline
he/she/it would incline
we would incline
you would incline
they would incline

Past Conditional
I would have inclined
you would have inclined
he/she/it would have inclined
we would have inclined
you would have inclined
they would have inclined

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Noun	1.	incline - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" slope, side acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, raise, rise - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" bank - sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents" camber, cant, bank - a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force canyonside - the steeply sloping side of a canyon coast - a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course" declivity, downslope, declination, declension, fall, decline, descent - a downward slope or bend escarpment, scarp - a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth hillside - the side or slope of a hill mountainside, versant - the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation piedmont - a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land ski slope - a snow-covered slope for skiing
	2.	incline - an inclined surface connecting two levels ramp inclined plane - a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal ski jump - a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump
Verb	1.	incline - 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" be given, tend, lean, run be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" take kindly to - be willing or inclined to accept; "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks" suffer - be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much" gravitate - move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"
	2.	incline - bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man" take heed, listen, hear - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
	3.	incline - lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student" bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
	4.	incline - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" slope, pitch ascend - slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" stoop - sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path" fall - slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" climb - slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill" dip - slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river" lean, tilt, angle, slant, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
	5.	incline - feel favorably disposed or willing; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs" feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
	6.	incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" dispose predispose - make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight" shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

incline

verb

1. predispose, influence, tend, persuade, prejudice, bias, sway, turn, dispose the factors which incline us towards particular beliefs

2. bend, lower, nod, bow, stoop, nutate (rare) He inclined his head very slightly.

noun

1. slope, rise, dip, grade, descent, ramp, ascent, gradient, declivity, acclivity He came to a halt at the edge of a steep incline.

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incline

verb

1. To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal:

cant, heel, lean, list, rake, slant, slope, tilt, tip.

2. To have a tendency or inclination:

lean, slant, squint, tend, trend.

3. To have an impact on in a certain way:

dispose, influence, predispose, sway.

noun

Deviation from a particular direction:

cant, grade, gradient, heel, inclination, lean, list, rake, slant, slope, tilt, tip.

Translations

مُنْحَدَريَحْني رأسَه

svahtíhnoutnaklonitsklonitsráz

bøjeskråning

neigen Neigung Anhöhe

γέρνω

baisser inclinaison incliner pente

lejtő

beygja, hallahalli, skái

inclinare inclinazione piegare pendenza pendio

palenkimas

liektnogāzenoliektpieliektslīpums

neigen

bayıreğmekyokuş

斜面点头

incline

A. [ˈɪnklaɪn] N → pendiente f, cuesta f

B. [ɪnˈklaɪn] VT

1. (= bend) [+ head] → bajar, inclinar

2. (= slope) → inclinar

3. (frm) (= dispose) to incline sb to do sth → predisponer a algn a hacer algo
the factors which incline us towards particular beliefs → los factores que nos predisponen a tener ciertas creencias

C. [ɪnˈklaɪn] VI

1. (= slope) → inclinarse

2. (= tend) I incline to or towards the belief/opinion that → me inclino a pensar que ...

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incline

[ˈɪnklaɪn]

n (= slope) → pente f
a steep incline → une pente abrupte

[ɪnˈklaɪn] vb

vt (= bend) → incliner

(= slope) → être incliné(e)

[person] I incline to the view that ... → j'ai tendance à penser que ...

incline

head, body, roof → neigen

(= dispose) → veranlassen, bewegen; this inclines me to think that he must be lying → das lässt mich vermuten, dass er lügt; the news inclines me to stay → aufgrund or auf Grund der Nachricht würde ich gern bleiben ? inclined

(= slope) → sich neigen; (ground) → abfallen

(= be disposed, tend towards) → neigen; to incline to a point of view → zu einer Ansicht neigen or tendieren; he’s beginning to incline toward(s) our point of view → er beginnt unserer Ansicht zuzuneigen

n → Neigung f; (of hill) → Abhang m; (= gradient: Rail etc) → Gefälle nt

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incline

[n ˈɪnklaɪn; vb ɪnˈklaɪn]

1. n → pendenza, pendio

2. vt (bend, head, body) → chinare, inclinare

3. vi

a. (slope) → declinare

b. (tend to) to incline to(wards) → tendere a
I incline to the belief/opinion that ... → sono propenso a credere che...

incline

(inˈklain) verb

to bow (one's head etc).

(ˈinklain) noun

a slope.

inclination (inkləˈneiʃən) noun

1. a tendency or slight desire to do something. Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.

2. (an act of) bowing (the head etc).

be inclined to

1. to have a tendency to (do something). He is inclined to be a bit lazy.

2. to have a slight desire to (do something). I am inclined to accept their invitation.

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Now of those principles on which the Carthaginians have established their mixed form of government, composed of an aristocracy and democracy, some incline to produce a democracy, others an oligarchy: for instance, if the kings and the senate are unanimous upon any point in debate, they can choose whether they will bring it before the people or no; but if they disagree, it is to these they must appeal, who are not only to hear what has been approved of by the senate, but are finally to determine upon it; and whosoever chooses it, has a right to speak against any matter whatsoever that may be proposed, which is not permitted in other cases.

As choosing men of fortune to be magistrates make a state incline to an oligarchy, and men of abilities to an aristocracy, so is there a third method of proceeding which took place in the polity of Carthage; for they have an eye to these two particulars when they elect their officers, particularly those of the highest rank, their kings and their generals.

But as their government inclines to an oligarchy, they avoid the ill effects of it by always appointing some of the popular party to the government of cities to make their fortunes.

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And in relation to the point immediately under consideration, they ought to convince us that it is less probable that a predominant faction in a single State should, in order to maintain its superiority, incline to a preference of a particular class of electors, than that a similar spirit should take possession of the representatives of thirteen States, spread over a vast region, and in several respects distinguishable from each other by a diversity of local circumstances, prejudices, and interests.

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Nikita again sprang lightly out, throwing down the reins, and went ahead to see what had brought him to a standstill, but hardly had he made a step in front of the horse before his feet slipped and he went rolling down an incline.

He was too occupied in shaking out the snow and searching for the whip he had dropped when rolling down the incline. Having found the whip he tried to climb straight up the bank where he had rolled down, but it was impossible to do so: he kept rolling down again, and so he had to go along at the foot of the hollow to find a way up.

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But a man is not often found sufficiently circumspect to know how to accommodate himself to the change, both because he cannot deviate from what nature inclines him to do, and also because, having always prospered by acting in one way, he cannot be persuaded that it is well to leave it; and, therefore, the cautious man, when it is time to turn adventurous, does not know how to do it, hence he is ruined; but had he changed his conduct with the times fortune would not have changed.

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At some point in the incline, your aircraft will be at an angle where it only has enough thrust to hold its weight against the force of gravity.

Steepness Matters

Canada does not allow products with a greater than 10-degree incline to be sold as infant sleeping devices.

Fisher-Price recalls another inclined infant sleeper, marking full exit from troubled category

These high-density, first-in/first-out rack systems incorporate rollers and brakes that use gravity to feed pallets down an incline to staging or picking operations.

Supply pallet, carton loads in first-in/first-out gravity flow rack

Continuously incline of the US dollar has badly affected market price of petroleum products and also daily consumer products on the eve of major festivals of the nation - Dasain, Tihar and Chhat festivals.