incline
verb (used without object)
to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
inclines
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pluralof incline.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof incline (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
inclineverb (used without object)to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Waterfield inclines toward Hobbes’s “they that have odds of power exact as much as they can, and the weak yield to such conditions as they can get.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
There are a couple of entr’actes in which the clown, teased by his former supervisor, inclines toward the Grinchy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
With a bit of coding, researchers were able to describe the optimal technique for pumping — a tactic where skateboarders crouch down low momentarily and then push their body upright on inclines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
He is rarity - as a mountainous country Eritrea mostly produces "climbers", cyclists who race especially well on steep inclines.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024
It stops at a safe distance and inclines its head.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
