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Meaning

1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A slope.

   “To reach the building, we had to climb a steep incline.”

2. Meaning 2 · verb

   To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.

   “He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm.”

3. Meaning 3 · verb

   To slope.

   “Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline.”

4. Meaning 4 · verb

   (chiefly in the passive) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.

   “He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers.”

How this word is used

• Everyday “To reach the building, we had to climb a steep incline.”
• Everyday “He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm.”
• General “Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline.”
• General “He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers.”

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