verb

incline

ihn-KLYN

verb

To lean toward a particular opinion, feeling, or course of action.

"I'm inclined to agree with you on this one."

To slope or tilt away from horizontal.

"The path inclines sharply just past the bridge."

noun

A slope.

"The cyclists struggled up the steep incline."

How to Use Incline

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo tilt, or to lean toward a preference; as a noun, a slope.

Common pairings

steep incline inclined to think inclined toward

inclined past tense, inclines plural, inclines singular

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I'm _____ to agree with you on this one.

From Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare, "to bend or tilt," from in- + clino, related to the English word "lean."

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