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Word: Incline
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘bend (the head or body) towards something’; formerly also as encline): from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare, from in- ‘towards’ + clinare ‘to bend’
ɪnˈklʌɪn
be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something
Short Definition:be disposed towards or willing to do
Examples:- he was inclined to accept the offer
- Lucy was inclined to a belief in original sin
have a tendency to do something
Short Definition:have tendency to do something
Examples:- she's inclined to gossip with complete strangers
lean or turn away from a given plane or direction, especially the vertical or horizontal
Short Definition:lean from vertical or horizontal
Examples:- the bunker doors incline outwards
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