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say it: in-KLAHYN
incline is a verb and noun meaning "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined". It is pronounced /ˌɪnˈklaɪn/ — in-KLAHYN. It carries 8 recorded senses.
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
“He inclined his ear to the wise old man”
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
“She inclined her head to the student”
feel favorably disposed or willing
“She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs”
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
“Their language inclines us to believe them”
an elevated geological formation
“he climbed the steep slope”
“the house was built on the side of a mountain”
an inclined surface connecting two levels
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for incline come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.