recline

v., -clined, -clin·ing, -clines.

v.tr.
To cause to assume a leaning or prone position.

v.intr.
To lie back or down.

[Middle English reclinen, from Old French recliner, from Latin reclīnāre : re-, re- + -clīnāre, to bend.]

reclination rec'li·na'tion (rĕk'lə-nā'shən) n.

verb

1. To be or place oneself in a prostrate or recumbent position: lie¹ (down), repose, stretch (out). See horizontal/vertical/change of position.
2. To take repose, as by sleeping or lying quietly: lie¹ (down), repose, rest¹, stretch (out). See continue/stop/pause.

v

Definition: lie down
Antonyms: sit up, stand, straighten

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IN BRIEF: To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position. Also: To lie down; to lie back.

When at eve, at the bounding of the landscape, the heavens appear to recline so slowly on the earth, imagination pictures beyond the horizon an asylum of hope, — a native land of love; and nature seems silently to repeat that man is immortal. — Anne Louise Germaine de Stael (1766-1817)

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lægge ned, lægge bagover
v. intr. - lægge sig ned, læne sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
achterover (doen) leunen, rusten, uit verticale positie bewegen

Français (French)
v. tr. - appuyer
v. intr. - s'allonger, s'incliner

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich zurücklehnen, liegen, lehnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξαπλώνω, πλαγιάζω, ακουμπώ, μισογέρνω, μισοξαπλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
reclinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - descansar, recostar(-se)

Русский (Russian)
возлежать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - recostar, reclinar
v. intr. - reclinarse, recostarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vila, luta sig tillbaka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使斜倚, 使后仰, 使躺下, 斜倚, 靠, 依赖, 依靠, 躺, 靠背可活动后仰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使斜倚, 使後仰, 使躺下
v. intr. - 斜倚, 靠, 依賴, 依靠, 躺, 靠背可活動後仰

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기대게 하다, 눕히다
v. intr. - 기대다, 눕다, 의지하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - もたせかける, もたれる, 横になる, たよる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينحني إلى الوراء, يستلقي يضجع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השעין, הניח‬
v. intr. - ‮נשען, נח, שכב‬

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