incline

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈklaɪn/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To lean or slope.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To slope.

Examples

  • Motorists hardly notice a gentle incline, but cyclists do.

  • Say hello to my incline treadmill.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.

  2. To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A slope.

More examples

In context

  • We ascended a steep incline.

  • He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm.

  • Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīnō (“incline, tilt”), from in- + clīnō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean).