Adjective: inclined in'klInd
- At an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
"an inclined plane"
- (often followed by ‘to’) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
"wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody"
- Having made preparations
"inclined to take risks";
- disposed, fain [archaic], prepared
- Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
"He inclined to corpulence";
- tend, be given, lean, run
- Be at an angle
"The terrain inclined down";
- slope, pitch
- Feel favourably disposed or willing
"She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to express their religious beliefs"
- Make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
"Their language inclines us to believe them";
- dispose
- Bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
"He inclined his ear to the wise old man"
- Lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
"She inclined her head to the student"
See also: accident-prone, apt, aslant, aslope, atilt, canted, diagonal, disposed, fond, given, gradual, high-pitched, leaning, low-pitched, minded, monoclinal, oblique, orientation, partial, pitched, prone, salient, sidelong, skew, skewed, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping, tending, tilted, tipped, willing
Type of: angle, be, bring down, determine, experience, feel, get down, hear, influence, lean, let down, listen, lower, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], regulate, shape, slant, take down, take heed, tilt, tip
Antonym: disinclined, horizontal, perpendicular
Encyclopedia: Inclined
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