incline

[US]/ɪnˈklaɪn/
[UK]/ɪnˈklaɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. slope; tend; be prone to
vt. cause to slope; cause to tend towards
n. an inclined plane; a slope; a slant.

Phrases & Collocations

steep incline

Example Sentences

I incline to fatness.

he was inclined to accept the offer.

I'm inclined to agree with you.

I incline to the view that this conclusion is untenable.

the bunker doors incline outwards.

I strongly incline to the view that ....

I incline to (take) the opposite point of view.

He's inclined to be lazy.

I incline to take the opposite point of view.

The road inclines to the right.

I incline to tiredness in winter.

I incline to his opinion on this matter.

The old are inclined to cold.

I incline toward your idea.

He was inclined to corpulence.

His good manners predispose people in his favor.See Synonyms at incline

Miss Hatherby felt expansive and inclined to talk.

Lucy was inclined to a belief in original sin.

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