| VERB | stative | incline, tend, be given, lean, run | have a tendency or disposition to do or be something |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | incline | bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well | |
| motion | incline | lower or bend (the head or upper body) , as in a nod or bow | |
| motion | incline, slope, pitch | be at an angle | |
| emotion | incline | feel favorably disposed or willing | |
| cognition | incline, dispose | make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief | |
| NOUN | object | incline, slope, side | an elevated geological formation |
| artifact | incline, ramp | an inclined surface connecting two levels |
| Sounds | ihnklay'n; ih'nklayn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | An inclined surface connecting two levels. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | ramp | |
| Narrower | ski jump | A steep downward ramp from which skiers jump |
| Broader | inclined plane | A simple machine for elevating objects |
| Spanish | rampa | |
| Catalan | rampa | |
| Verbs | incline | be at an angle |
| Meaning | Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Example | "He inclined to corpulence" | |
| Synonyms | tend, be given, lean, run | |
| Narrower | gravitate | Move toward |
| suffer | be given to | |
| take kindly to | Be willing or inclined to accept | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | inclinarse, inclinar, soler, tender | |
| Catalan | inclinar, soler, tendir | |
| Nouns | inclination | a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character / character or effect |
| inclination | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others | |
| inclination | that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking | |
| Meaning | bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He inclined his ear to the wise old man" | |
| Broader | listen, hear, take heed | listen and pay attention |
| Nouns | inclining | the act of inclining |
| Meaning | lower or bend (the head or upper body) , as in a nod or bow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She inclined her head to the student" | |
| Broader | lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down | Move something or somebody to a lower position |
| Spanish | inclinar | |
| Nouns | inclination, inclining | the act of inclining |
| Meaning | Be at an angle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | slope, pitch | |
| Narrower | ascend | slope upwards |
| climb | slope upward | |
| dip | slope downwards | |
| fall | slope downward | |
| stoop | Sag, bend, bend over or down | |
| Broader | lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle | To incline or bend from a vertical position |
| Spanish | inclinarse | |
| Catalan | inclinar-se, inclinar | |
| Nouns | inclination | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical |
| inclination | (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon | |
| inclination | (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) | |
| inclination | (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees | |
| incline | an inclined surface connecting two levels | |
| incline | an elevated geological formation | |
| Meaning | Feel favorably disposed or willing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs" | |
| Broader | feel, experience | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
| Spanish | inclinar | |
| Catalan | inclinar | |
| Meaning | make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Example | "Their language inclines us to believe them" | |
| Synonym | dispose | |
| Narrower | predispose | make susceptible |
| Broader | determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate | shape or influence |
| Opposite | indispose, disincline | make unwilling |
| Spanish | inclinar | |
| Catalan | inclinar | |
| Nouns | inclination | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others |
| inclination | that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking | |
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