English Explanatory Dictionary

incline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
  2. To slope.
  3. To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
noun
  1. A slope.
  2. A portal of a subway tunnel.

Pronunciation

ĭnklīn' /ɪnˈklaɪn/ En-us-incline.ogg ĭn'klīn /ˈɪn.klaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incline (noun).wav

Word forms

incline inclines inclining inclined encline

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).

Synonyms

dispose

Related words

inclination climate cline decline recline

Derived words

disincline inclinable inclinator incliningly misincline preincline uninclining incline elevator incline lift inclineman inclinometer
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