recline
verb (used without object)
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
reclined
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past participleof recline.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof recline.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reclineverb (used without object)to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
Example Sentences
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I got comfy and spent much of the trip with the seat reclined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
For a decade, my therapy appointments required a 30-minute train ride to a mid-rise medical office building in suburban Philadelphia, where I reclined on a black leather couch, grabbing the occasional Kleenex.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024
And this week a Hong Kong couple were banned by Cathay Pacific after tensions flared over a reclined seat.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2024
A gaggle of boys reclined on a bean bag in “Caps for Sale,” passing around a copy of the book.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
After Granny and my mother left, I reclined on top of a huge boulder nearby and gazed eastward at the flickering stars slowly vanishing from a bleak eastern sky.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
