incline, bias, dispose, predispose mean to influence one to have or take an attitude toward something. incline implies a tendency to favor one of two or more actions or conclusions.

INCLINE definition: 1. to (make someone) feel something or want to do something: 2. to (cause to) slope at a…. Learn more.

incline vb 1. to deviate or cause to deviate from a particular plane, esp a vertical or horizontal plane; slope or slant

INCLINE definition: to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant. See examples of incline used in a sentence.

If you incline to think or act in a particular way, or if something inclines you to it, you are likely to think or act in that way.

Definition of incline verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to tend in character or in course of action: a political philosophy that inclines toward the conservative. bend. to dispose (a person) in mind, habit, etc. (usually fol. by to): His attitude did not incline me to …

• This was an area of sloping fields and the track mounted a gradual incline. • The council houses followed the curve of the road, which wound up a slight incline.

Dec 14, 2025 · incline (third-person singular simple present inclines, present participle inclining, simple past and past participle inclined) (transitive) To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or …

to cause (one) to be disposed toward something or to do something. Her interest in anatomy inclined her to the study of medicine.