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

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

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.

Apr 15, 2026 · 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 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 …

An incline refers to a slope or a slant between two levels or surfaces, typically referring to an upward or a downward tilt or angle. It can also refer to a tendency or leaning towards a particular opinion or a …

To bend down; lean; turn obliquely from or toward a given direction or position; deviate from a line or course; tend: as, the column inclines from the perpendicular. To bow; bend the head or the body, …

To dispose (someone) to have a certain preference or opinion or to take a course of action. I'm inclined to agree with you. Are you inclined to go to out tonight? To cause to lean, slope, slant, etc.; bend. An …

Something that slopes — that is, something that deviates from the straight horizontal or vertical — can be called an incline. If you like to walk up and down hills, you enjoy walking on inclines.