verb, noun
verb (formal)
1 ~ (sb) to / towards sth to tend to think or behave in a particular way; to make sb do this:
[V] I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage. * Young people incline towards individualistic behaviour. * [Vtoinf] The government is more effective than we incline to think. * [VN] Lack of money inclines many young people towards crime. * [VNtoinf] His obvious sincerity inclined me to trust him.
2 [VN] ~ your head to bend your head forward, especially as a sign of agreement, greeting, etc:
He inclined his head in acknowledgement.
3 ~ (sth) (to / towards sth) to lean or slope in a particular direction; to make sth lean or slope:
[V] The land inclined gently towards the shore. [also VN]
noun (formal) a slope:
a steep / slight incline
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for incline is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does incline appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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