Толковый словарь английского языка - incline
Incline
incline
I. verb (~d; inclining) see: lean Date: 14th century intransitive verb to bend the head or body forward ; bow , to lean, tend, or become drawn toward an opinion or course of conduct, to deviate from a line, direction, or course, transitive verb to cause to stoop or bow ; bend , to have influence on ; persuade , to give a bend or slant to, ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 1846 an ~d plane ; grade , slope
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (usu. in passive; often foll. by to, for, or to + infin.) a make (a person, feelings, etc.) willing or favourably disposed (am inclined to think so; does not incline me to agree). b give a specified tendency to (a thing) (the door is inclined to bang). 2 intr. a be disposed (I incline to think so). b (often foll. by to, towards) tend. 3 intr. & tr. lean or turn away from a given direction, esp. the vertical. 4 tr. bend (the head, body, or oneself) forward or downward. --n. 1 a slope. 2 an inclined plane. Phrases and idioms inclined plane a sloping plane (esp. as a means of reducing the force needed to raise a load). incline one's ear (often foll. by to) listen favourably. Derivatives incliner n. Etymology: ME encline f. OF encliner f. L inclinare (as IN-(2), clinare bend) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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