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1. incline
verb. ['ˌɪnˈklaɪn, ˈɪnklaɪn'] have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.
Etymology
- encliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- inclino (Latin)
Rhymes with Incline
- geosyncline
Sentences with incline
1. Noun, singular or mass
Set the incline to the lowest level possible and then turn off the treadmill.
2. Adjective
This is where incline pushups come in useful.
Quotes about incline
1. Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious.
- Jonathan Edwards
2. The great thing about university is that they incline you to get up and do it, from the Classics to modern plays, to the humor that Monty Pythons made popular.
- Michael York
3. Upon this first, and in one sense this sole, rule of reason, that in order to learn you must desire to learn, and in so desiring not be satisfied with what you already incline to think, there follows one corollary which itself deserves to be inscribed upon every wall of the city of philosophy: Do not block the way of inquiry.
- Charles Sanders Peirce
2. incline
noun. ['ˌɪnˈklaɪn, ˈɪnklaɪn'] an inclined surface connecting two levels.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- encliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- inclino (Latin)
3. incline
noun. ['ˌɪnˈklaɪn, ˈɪnklaɪn'] an elevated geological formation.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- encliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- inclino (Latin)
4. incline
verb. ['ˌɪnˈklaɪn, ˈɪnklaɪn'] feel favorably disposed or willing.
Synonyms
Etymology
- encliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- inclino (Latin)
5. incline
verb. ['ˌɪnˈklaɪn, ˈɪnklaɪn'] bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well.
Antonyms
Etymology
- encliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- inclino (Latin)
6. incline
verb. ['ˌɪnˈklaɪn, ˈɪnklaɪn'] make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief.
Etymology
- encliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- inclino (Latin)
7. incline
verb. ['ˌɪnˈklaɪn, ˈɪnklaɪn'] be at an angle.
Antonyms
Etymology
- encliner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- inclino (Latin)