v. i. | 1. | |
1. | To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; | |
2. | Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed. | |
3. | To bow; to incline the head. | |
v. t. | 1. | To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; |
2. | To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence. | |
3. | To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; | |
n. | 1. | An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient; a slope. |
Noun | 1. | incline - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain" |
2. | ![]() Synonyms: ramp | |
Verb | 1. | incline - have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" |
2. | incline - bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man" | |
3. | incline - lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student" | |
4. | incline - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" | |
5. | incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" Synonyms: dispose |