incline

Pronunciation

verb

• enPR: ĭnklīn', IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈklaɪn/

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noun

• enPR: ĭn'klīn, IPA ^(key): /ˈɪn.klaɪn/

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Noun

Singular incline

Plural inclines

1. (countable) An incline is a slope uphill.

   You would have to climb a steep incline to get to the peak of this hill.

Verb

Plain form incline

Third-person singular inclines

Past tense inclined

Past participle inclined

Present participle inclining

1. (intransitive) If you are inclined to do something, it means that you tend to do or believe it.

   I am more inclined to sleep now instead of going with you for basketball.