inclined

English

Alternative forms

• enclin’d (obsolete)
• enclined (obsolete)
• inclin’d (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪnd

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Adjective

inclined (comparative more inclined, superlative most inclined)

1. At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.

   The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees.

2. Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.

   I am inclined to believe you.

Translations

slanted, sloped

• Finnish: kallistettu (fi), kallellaan (fi)
• French: incliné (fr)

• German: schräg (de)
• Russian: наклонный (ru) (naklónnyj)

having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition

• Finnish: taipuvainen (fi)
• French: enclin (fr)
• German: geneigt (de)

• Russian: склонный (ru) (sklónnyj), предрасположенный (ru) (predraspolóžennyj)

Verb

inclined

1. simple past tense and past participle of incline

Derived terms

• inclined to
• inclined plane

Antonyms

• disinclined

See also

• incline