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incline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- ĭn'klīn
- /ˈɪn.klaɪn/
- /ɪnˈklaɪn/
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti ~ *ḱl̥nyénti
Proto-Italic *kl(e)inō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
▲
Proto-Italic *klei- ~ *kli-influ.
Latin clīnō
Latin inclīnāre
Old French enclinerbor.
Middle English enclinen
English incline
From 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).
Meanings
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A slope.
To reach the building, we had to climb a steep incline.
The incline can be altered to any grade so as to suit the weight of the door or gate to which the butt is attached.
1847, editorial staff, “Improved Adjustable Incline Door and Gate Butt”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68:
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A portal of a subway tunnel.
the Pleasant Street Incline
Forms
Deriveds
inclinometer · incline lift · inclineman · incline elevator
Relateds
recline · climate · cline · decline
Translations (20)
mi pānakitanga (slope) · ru укло́н (slope) · cs svah (slope) · bg наклон (slope) · el κεκλιμένο επίπεδο (slope) · la clīvus (slope) · ru склон (slope) · de Neigung (slope) · ru скат (slope) · uk на́хил (slope) · hu lejtő (slope) · te ఏటవాలు (slope) · de Anstieg (slope) · de Gefälle (slope) · grc κλίμα (slope) · mi pānaunau (slope) · ru накло́н (slope) · az əydəm (slope) · cs sráz (slope) · uk схил (slope)
incline en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- ĭnklīn'
- /ˈɪn.klaɪn/
- /ɪnˈklaɪn/
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti ~ *ḱl̥nyénti
Proto-Italic *kl(e)inō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
▲
Proto-Italic *klei- ~ *kli-influ.
Latin clīnō
Latin inclīnāre
Old French enclinerbor.
Middle English enclinen
English incline
From 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).
Meanings
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(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.
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(intransitive) To slope.
Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline.
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(intransitive, qualifier:chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
I'm inclined to give up smoking after hearing of the risks to my health.
"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers.
The terp farmer made use of the plough, as is shown by the discovery of three ploughshares and four coulters. […] Those who inclined to the stock-breeding theory based their arguments on the absence of ploughs, […].
1966, J. M. G. van der Poel, "Agriculture in Pre- and Protohistoric Times", in the Acta Historiae Neerlandica published by the Netherlands Committee of Historical Sciences, p.170
Forms
Deriveds
inclinable · disincline · preincline · incliningly · uninclining · misincline · inclinator
Relateds
inclination
Synonyms
dispose
Translations (44)
nl neigen (to tend to do or believe something) · bg клоня (to tend to do or believe something) · qu chinruykachiy (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · cs přiklánět se (to tend to do or believe something) · ja 傾ける (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · ltg līkt (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · te అంగీకరించుట (to tend to do or believe something) · de neigen (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · de neigen (to tend to do or believe something) · pt tender (to tend to do or believe something) · dsb chyliś (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · cs sklopit (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · bg накланям се (slope) · dsb chyliś (slope) · ckb ھەوراز (slope) · ja 坂 (slope) · ca inclinar (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · pt inclinar (slope) · cs tíhnout (to tend to do or believe something) · ja 傾斜 (slope) · cs ohnout (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · bg накланям (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · id miring (slope) · pt inclinar (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · ang būgan (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · nb inklinere (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · ca inclinar (to tend to do or believe something) · no helle (to tend to do or believe something) · ru наклони́ть (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · ota اكمك (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · te వాలుట (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · lv liekt (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · got 𐌷𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (slope) · hu hajlik (to tend to do or believe something) · ru наклоня́ть (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · cs naklonit (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) · de neigen (slope) · su sempong (slope) · da hælde (to tend to do or believe something) · te ఏటవాలు (slope) · mi pānanaki (slope) · mi uataha (slope) · mi pānaki (slope) · ro apleca (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction)