inclined

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

incline +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪnˈklaɪnd/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -aɪnd

Adjective

inclined (comparative more inclined, superlative most inclined)

At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees.
Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
I am inclined to believe you.

Translations

slanted, sloped

Armenian: թեք (hy) (tʿekʿ)
Bulgarian: наклонен (bg) (naklonen), полегат (bg) (polegat)
Dutch: scheef (nl), schuin (nl)
Finnish: kallistettu (fi), kallellaan (fi)

French: incliné (fr)
German: schräg (de)
Russian: накло́нный (ru) (naklónnyj)
Ukrainian: нахи́лений (naxýlenyj)

having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition

Bulgarian: склонен (bg) (sklonen), предразположен (bg) (predrazpoložen)
Danish: tilbøjelig
Finnish: taipuvainen (fi)
French: enclin (fr)
German: geneigt (de)

Greek:
Ancient Greek: καταφερής (katapherḗs)
Russian: скло́нный (ru) (sklónnyj), предрасполо́женный (ru) (predraspolóžennyj)
Spanish: propenso (es)

Verb

inclined

simple past tense and past participle of incline

Derived terms

inclined to
inclined plane

Antonyms

disinclined

See also

incline

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