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inclined

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈklaɪnd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪnd
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N K L AY1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I am inclined to believe you.
  • She's inclined to lose her temper.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: given to, disposed

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of incline

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an inclined plane

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: horizontal, vertical

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-der. Proto-Italic *kleināō Latin clīnō Latin inclīnāre Old French enclinerbor. Middle English enclinen English incline English -ed English inclined From incline + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skuins — slanted, sloped
  • Arabic: مَائِل (māʔil) — slanted, sloped
  • Arabic: مايل (māyil) — slanted, sloped
  • Armenian: թեք (tʻekʻ) — slanted, sloped
  • Azerbaijani: meyilli — slanted, sloped
  • Azerbaijani: meyil edən — slanted, sloped
  • Azerbaijani: əyilən — slanted, sloped
  • Bulgarian: наклонен (naklonen) — slanted, sloped
  • Bulgarian: полегат (polegat) — slanted, sloped
  • Dutch: scheef — slanted, sloped
  • Dutch: schuin — slanted, sloped
  • Finnish: kallistettu — slanted, sloped
  • Finnish: kallellaan — slanted, sloped
  • French: incliné — slanted, sloped
  • German: schräg — slanted, sloped
  • Hungarian: döntött — slanted, sloped
  • Hungarian: lejtős — slanted, sloped
  • Malayalam: ചാഞ്ഞ (cāñña) — slanted, sloped
  • Malayalam: ചരിഞ്ഞ (cariñña) — slanted, sloped
  • Old Occitan: clin — slanted, sloped
  • Old English: heald — slanted, sloped
  • Persian: شیبدار (šibdâr) — slanted, sloped
  • Persian: مایل (mâyel) — slanted, sloped
  • Persian: متمایل (motamâyel) — slanted, sloped
  • Russian: накло́нный (naklónnyj) — slanted, sloped
  • Spanish: inclinado — slanted, sloped
  • Ukrainian: нахи́лений (naxýlenyj) — slanted, sloped
  • Uyghur: يانتۇ (yantu) — slanted, sloped
  • Afrikaans: geneig — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Azerbaijani: meyilli — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Azerbaijani: mayil — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Bulgarian: склонен (sklonen) — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Bulgarian: предразположен (predrazpoložen) — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Danish: tilbøjelig — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Esperanto: ema — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Finnish: taipuvainen — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • French: enclin — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • German: geneigt — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Ancient Greek: καταφερής (katapherḗs) — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Hungarian: hajlamos — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Hungarian: hajlik — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Latin: prōpensus — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Macedonian: настроен (nastroen) — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Old English: heald — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Persian: متمایل (motamâyel) — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Russian: скло́нный (sklónnyj) — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Russian: предрасполо́женный (predraspolóžennyj) — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Spanish: propenso — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Spanish: proclive — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Ottoman Turkish: عاطف (ʼatıf) — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
  • Ukrainian: схи́льний (sxýlʹnyj) — having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition
Real reading context

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