incline
Nouns
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(n) an elevated geological formation
- he climbed the steep slope
- the house was built on the side of a mountain
- (n) an inclined surface connecting two levels ramp,
Verbs
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(v) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
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(v) bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
- He inclined his ear to the wise old man
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(v) lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
- She inclined her head to the student
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(v) be at an angle
- The terrain sloped down
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(v) feel favorably disposed or willing
- She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs
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(v) make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
- Their language inclines us to believe them