Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who, or that which, reclines.

  2. A chair hinged so that the back can be reclined for comfort.

    Liegesessel, Fernsehsessel, Relaxsessel

More definitions
  • an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Ziri was sitting in the recliner.

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  2. Ziri was sitting there, in the recliner.

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  3. Yuri was sitting in the recliner, watching TV.

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  4. Yuri was asleep in the recliner next to me.

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  5. He purchased an expensive recliner.

    ruОн купил дорогое "кресло для папы".

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
hinged chair:

Origin

From recline + -er.

From recline + -er.

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Forms

plural: recliners
Singularrecliner
Pluralrecliners

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it:reclining chairlounger

Word family

1 related words
Relatedrecline

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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