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English noun: incline | |||
| 1. | incline (object) an elevated geological formation | ||
| Samples | He climbed the steep slope. The house was built on the side of a mountain. | ||
| Synonyms | side, slope | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | formation, geological formation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acclivity, ascent, bank, bank, camber, cant, canyonside, climb, coast, declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, escarpment, fall, hillside, mountainside, piedmont, raise, rise, scarp, ski slope, upgrade, versant | ||
| Part meronym | elevation, natural elevation | ||
| 2. | incline (artifact) an inclined surface connecting two levels | ||
| Synonyms | ramp | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inclined plane | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ski jump | ||
English verb: incline | |||
| 1. | incline (stative) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined | ||
| Samples | She tends to be nervous before her lectures. These dresses run small. He inclined to corpulence. | ||
| Synonyms | be given, lean, run, tend | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gravitate, suffer, take kindly to | ||
| 2. | incline (perception) bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well | ||
| Samples | He inclined his ear to the wise old man. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hear, listen, take heed | ||
| 3. | incline (motion) lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow | ||
| Samples | She inclined her head to the student. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down | ||
| 4. | incline (motion) be at an angle | ||
| Samples | The terrain sloped down. | ||
| Synonyms | pitch, slope | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ascend, climb, dip, fall, stoop | ||
| 5. | incline (emotion) feel favorably disposed or willing | ||
| Samples | She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience, feel | ||
| 6. | incline (cognition) make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief | ||
| Samples | Their language inclines us to believe them. | ||
| Synonyms | dispose | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | predispose | ||
| Antonyms | disincline, indispose | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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