incline
To bend or move out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or verticalTo bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
» Tom is inclined to be lazy.
Tom hat eine Neigung zur Faulheit.
Том схильний до ленощів.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm.
The people following the coffin inclined their heads in grief.
neigen
наклоня́тьnaklonjátʹ, наклони́тьnaklonítʹ
(intransitive)To slope.
Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline.
neigen
(intransitive)To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers.
I'm inclined to give up smoking after hearing of the risks to my health.
neigen
- feel favorably disposed or willing
- lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
- bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
- make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
Examples
99 sentencesTom is inclined to be lazy.
Том схильний до ленощів.
deTom hat eine Neigung zur Faulheit.
I'm inclined to believe you.
Я схильний вірити вам.
ruЯ склонен верить вам.
He is inclined to get mad.
I'm inclined to agree with Tom.
ruЯ склонен согласиться с Томом.
I'm inclined to agree with you.
ruЯ склонен с тобой согласиться.
deIch bin geneigt, dir zuzustimmen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīFrom Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīnō (“incline, tilt”), from in- + clīnō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean).
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Forms
inclines, inclining, inclined, inclinedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle