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inclined adjective [ ɪnˈklʌɪnd ]

• leaning or turning away from the vertical or horizontal; sloping.
• "an inclined ramp"

incline verb

• be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something.
• "he was inclined to accept the offer"
Similar: disposed, minded, of a mind, willing, ready, prepared, predisposed,
Opposite: disinclined,
• have a tendency to do something.
• "she's inclined to gossip with complete strangers"
Similar: liable, likely, prone, disposed, given, apt, wont, with a tendency, in the habit of,
Opposite: unlikely,
• lean or turn away from a given plane or direction, especially the vertical or horizontal.
• "the bunker doors incline outwards"
Similar: lean, tilt, angle, tip, slope, slant, bend, curve, bank, cant, bevel, list, heel, deviate,
Origin: 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’.


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