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is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun (meaning 'a slope') and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb (as in be inclined to).

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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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For a list of words related to incline, see:

• Dimensions and Directions - incline: grade, slant, or deviation from vertical or horizontal position
• Belief and Conception - incline: lean toward one view or plan of action

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See words rhyming with "incliner."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Incline.

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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