incline

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·cline AW [incline inclines inclined inclining] verb, noun
verb BrE [ɪnˈklaɪn] ; NAmE [ɪnˈklaɪn] (formal)
1. intransitive, transitive to tend to think or behave in a particular way; to make sb do this
•~ to/towards sth I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage.
•Young people incline towards individualistic behaviour.
•~ to do sth The government is more effective than we incline to think.
•~ sb to/towards sth Lack of money inclines many young people towards crime.
•~ sb to do sth His obvious sincerity inclined me to trust him.
2. transitive ~ your head to bend your head forward, especially as a sign of agreement, welcome, etc
•He inclined his head in acknowledgement.
3. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) (to/towards sth) to lean or slope in a particular direction; to make sth lean or slope
•The land inclined gently towards the shore.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘bend (the head or body) towards something’); formerly also as encline): from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare, from in- ‘towards’ + clinare ‘to bend’.

Example Bank:
•Luke inclined his head slightly in acknowledgement.

 
noun BrE [ˈɪnklaɪn] ; NAmE [ˈɪnklaɪn] (formal)
a slope
•a steep/slight incline

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘bend (the head or body) towards something’); formerly also as encline): from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare, from in- ‘towards’ + clinare ‘to bend’.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ramp, slope, side, dispose, pitch, tend, be given, lean, run
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  indispose, disincline