incline — meaning in English

English meaning

• keen adj Eager and enthusiastic about something.
• prone adj Likely to suffer from or do something, usually something negative.

Senses

incline is used for these senses in English:

• keen (chiefly, Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
• prone (figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.

keen — full definition

1. adj Eager and enthusiastic about something.
2. adj Sharp, whether literally (an edge or point) or mentally (a sharp mind or sharp senses).
3. adj Of cold, wind, or pain: cutting and intense.
4. verb To wail or cry out in mourning for the dead.

prone — full definition

1. adj Likely to suffer from or do something, usually something negative.
2. adj Lying flat with the face down.

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