v., -clined, -clin·ing, -clines.

v.intr.

1. To deviate from the horizontal or vertical; slant.
2. To be disposed to a certain preference, opinion, or course of action.
3. To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow.

v.tr.

1. To cause to lean, slant, or slope.
2. To influence to have a certain tendency; dispose: Recent events incline us to distrust all politicians.
3. To bend or lower in a nod or bow: inclined her head in acquiescence.

n. (ĭn'klīn')

An inclined surface; a slope or gradient.

[Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner, from Latin inclīnāre : in-, into, toward; see in–² + -clīnāre, to lean.]

incliner in·clin'er n.

SYNONYMS  incline, bias, dispose, predispose. These verbs mean to influence or be influenced toward a particular attitude or course of action: inclined to believe her; is biased in his favor; were disposed to admire him; predisposed to studying. See also synonyms at slant.
ANTONYM  disincline

verb

1. To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: cant¹, heel², lean¹, list², rake², slant, slope, tilt, tip². See straight/bent.
2. To have a tendency or inclination: lean¹, slant, squint, tend¹, trend. See likely/unlikely.
3. To have an impact on in a certain way: dispose, influence, predispose, sway. See affect/ineffectiveness, like/dislike.

noun

Deviation from a particular direction: cant¹, grade, gradient, heel², inclination, lean¹, list², rake², slant, slope, tilt, tip². See rise/fall, straight/bent.

A sloping surface, i.e., neither horizontal nor vertical; a slope.

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IN BRIEF: To slope or slant.

...a sense of entitlement that may incline some young people more toward the good life than toward the hard work that, for most of us, makes the good life possible. — David Elkind (20th century), U.S. psychologist, child development specialist, author.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - hælde
v. tr. - være tilbøjelig til, bøje, hælde, stille skråt
n. - hældning, skråning

idioms:

• be inclined to    være tilbøjelig til
• be inclined towards    vise tendens til
• incline one's ear    lytte til, låne øre til
• inclined plane    skråplan, rampe

Nederlands (Dutch)
helling, hellend vlak, neigen, hellen, (neer) buigen, beïnvloeden

Français (French)
v. intr. - tendre vers, avoir tendance à, s'incliner
v. tr. - incliner (la tête), avoir tendance à, avoir envie de, avoir un goût pour, porter (qn à faire) (sout), incliner (qch)
n. - pente

idioms:

• be inclined to    avoir envie de, avoir tendance, être disposé à
• be inclined towards    tendre vers, avoir tendance à
• incline one's ear    être favorable
• inclined plane    plan incliné

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abhang, Steigung
v. - (sich) neigen

idioms:

• be inclined to    geneigt sein
• be inclined towards    neigen zu
• incline one's ear    wohlwollend anhören
• inclined plane    schiefe Ebene

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κλίση, (γεωγρ.) πρανές
v. - τείνω, ρέπω, προδιαθέτω, έχω την τάση να

idioms:

• be inclined to    τείνω να, είμαι διατεθειμένος να
• be inclined towards    διάκειμαι ευμενώς προς
• incline one's ear    τείνω (ευήκοον) ους, ακούω με ευμένεια
• inclined plane    κεκλιμένο επίπεδο, ράμπα

Italiano (Italian)
pendio, inclinazione

idioms:

• be inclined to    essere incline a
• be inclined towards    essere incline a
• incline one's ear    ascoltare con benevolenza
• inclined plane    piano inclinato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - declive (m)
v. - inclinar

idioms:

• be inclined to    ter tendência a, estar disposto a
• be inclined towards    estar inclinado a fazer algo
• incline one's ear    escutar favoravelmente
• inclined plane    plano (m) inclinado (Fís.)

Русский (Russian)
наклонять, склонять, уклон

idioms:

• be inclined to    быть склонным к
• be inclined towards    быть склонным к
• incline one's ear    слушать что-л. благосклонно
• inclined plane    наклонная плоскость

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - inclinarse, sentir predilección, propender
v. tr. - inclinar, bajar, doblar (la cabeza)
n. - cuesta, pendiente, inclinación, declive

idioms:

• be inclined to    inclinarse a, tener ganas de, tender a
• be inclined towards    inclinarse a, tener tendencia a
• incline one's ear    escuchar con simpatía
• inclined plane    plano inclinado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lutning, sluttning, stigning
v. - luta ned, böja (på), vara böjd

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
倾斜, 弯腰, 屈身, 点头, 使倾向于, 使倾斜, 斜面, 斜坡

idioms:

• be inclined to    倾向于
• be inclined towards    倾心于, 倾向于...的
• incline one's ear    倾诉
• inclined plane    斜面

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 傾斜, 彎腰, 屈身, 點頭
v. tr. - 使傾向於, 使傾斜
n. - 傾斜, 斜面, 斜坡

idioms:

• be inclined to    傾向於
• be inclined towards    傾心於, 傾向於...的
• incline one's ear    傾訴
• inclined plane    斜面

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 기울어지다, ~에 가까워지다, 마음이 기울다
v. tr. - 기울이다, 굽히다, 내키게 하다
n. - 경사면, 비탈

idioms:

• be inclined to    ~하고 싶어지다
• be inclined towards    ~로 향하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 傾ける, 傾斜させる, 曲げる, 向ける, …したい気にさせる, 傾く, 傾斜する, …する傾向がある, …したいと思う
n. - 斜面, ケーブル鉄道の路面, 傾斜, 勾配

idioms:

• be inclined to    ～したいと思う, する傾向がある
• incline one's ear    耳を傾ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منحدر, مستوى مائل (فعل) ينحني, ينحدر, يميل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נטה, הרכין, פנה ל(כיוון אחר)‬
v. tr. - ‮הטה, הטה לב, השפיע, כופף, פנה ל(כיוון אחר)‬
n. - ‮שיפוע, מדרון‬

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