English dictionary

incline

/I/n'kl/aI/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an elevated geological formation

noun.object

Synonyms side slope

Source: WordNet 3.0
an inclined surface connecting two levels

noun.artifact

Synonyms ramp

Source: WordNet 3.0
An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.

noun

Source: webster1913

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

verb.stative

Examples
He inclined to corpulence.

Synonyms be given lean run tend

Source: WordNet 3.0
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well

verb.perception

Examples
He inclined his ear to the wise old man.

Source: WordNet 3.0
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

verb.motion

Examples
She inclined her head to the student.

Source: WordNet 3.0
be at an angle

verb.motion

Synonyms pitch slope

Source: WordNet 3.0
feel favorably disposed or willing

verb.emotion

Examples
She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs.

Source: WordNet 3.0
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief

verb.cognition

Examples
Their language inclines us to believe them.

Synonyms dispose

Antonyms disincline indispose

Source: WordNet 3.0
To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south.

verb

Source: webster1913
To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right.

verb

Source: webster1913