inclined

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

incline +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈklaɪnd/

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• Rhymes: -aɪnd

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.

Derived terms

• inclined elevator
• inclined lift
• inclined plane
• preinclined
• that way inclined

 

Translations

slanted, sloped

• Afrikaans: skuins
• Arabic: مَائِل (māʔil)

  Hijazi Arabic: مايل (māyil)

• Armenian: թեք (hy) (tʻekʻ)
• Azerbaijani: meyilli, meyil edən, əyilən
• Bulgarian: наклонен (bg) (naklonen), полегат (bg) (polegat)
• Dutch: scheef (nl), schuin (nl)
• Finnish: kallistettu (fi), kallellaan (fi)
• French: incliné (fr)
• German: schräg (de)
• Hungarian: döntött (hu), lejtős (hu)
• Malayalam: ചാഞ്ഞ (ml) (cāñña), ചരിഞ്ഞ (ml) (cariñña)
• Old English: heald
• Old Occitan: clin
• Russian: накло́нный (ru) (naklónnyj)
• Ukrainian: нахи́лений (naxýlenyj)

having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition

• Afrikaans: geneig
• Azerbaijani: meyilli, mayil
• Bulgarian: склонен (bg) (sklonen), предразположен (bg) (predrazpoložen)
• Danish: tilbøjelig
• Finnish: taipuvainen (fi)
• French: enclin (fr)
• German: geneigt (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: καταφερής (katapherḗs)

• Hungarian: hajlamos (hu), (to be inclined [verb]) hajlik (hu)
• Latin: prōpensus
• Macedonian: настроен (nastroen)
• Old English: heald
• Russian: скло́нный (ru) (sklónnyj), предрасполо́женный (ru) (predraspolóžennyj)
• Spanish: propenso (es)

Verb

inclined

1. simple past and past participle of incline

Antonyms

• disinclined

Derived terms

• inclined to
• inclined plane

See also

• incline