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incline 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: incliner, from Latin clinare 'to lean']
[T] formal if a situation, fact etc inclines you to do or think something, it influences you towards a particular action or opinion
incline sb to do sth
::The accident inclined him to reconsider his career.
[I] formal to think that a particular belief or opinion is most likely to be correct
incline to do sth
::I incline to accept the official version of events.
incline to/towards
::I incline to the opinion that this principle extends to cases of religious discrimination.
[I and T] to slope at a particular angle, or to make something do this
::The telescope is inclined at an angle of 43 degrees.
incline your head
to bend your neck so that your head is lowered