inclination

[US]/ɪnklɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/'ɪnklə'neʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. preference, tendency, slant, slope

Phrases & Collocations

strong inclination

natural inclination

showing an inclination

inclination angle

angle of inclination

inclination correction

kingpin inclination

Example Sentences

the inclination of a roof

the steep inclination of a roof.

inclination of an orbit

an inclination to grow fat

an inclination for war

the alkaline inclination of the local waters.

have an inclination for

I have no inclination to be a doctor.

an inclination to doze off

changes in inclination of the line on the graph.

the questioner's inclination of his head.

There’s a small inclination beyond the trees.

She has no inclination towards mysticism.

The inclination of the child's head suggested sleep.

I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.

He is a teacher by occupation but a philosopher by inclination.

She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.

He had shown an inclination, from the first, to go his own way.

While the inclination to procrastinate is common , one must fully consider the detrimental impact of unnecessary delays.

neither of my children showed the merest inclination to follow me into television.

Real-world Examples

Must be enormously difficult to accommodate that inclination.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

But there was little inclination to do so.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

This was both a personal inclination and his mandate as a spy.

Source: The Economist - Arts

And so therefore, rockets will have an inclination to go out sideways versus straightforward.

Source: Connection Magazine

" Well, it doesn't surprise me. Potter has never shown much inclination to follow school rules."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

We live and die by his inclinations.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

You are born with certain inclinations with certain neurone pathways.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

I myself could no longer resist the inclination to sleep, in spite of the continual roar of the cannon.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

That isn't to say we don't have taste or inclinations.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

But the inclination to injustice also has to be taken into account.

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

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