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inclined

in-KLYND/ɪnˈklaɪnd/

3 meanings of inclined

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Wanting or likely to do something, leaning toward one choice.

    Like leaning toward one choice before you fully decide.

    I'm inclined to agree with your plan.

    She felt inclined to stay home and rest tonight.

    Similardisposed, likely, willing, apt, prone

    Oppositereluctant, unwilling, disinclined, averse

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Sloping at an angle, not flat and not straight up.

    Like a playground slide that tilts down toward the ground.

    The inclined ramp helped us push the cart up easily.

    We climbed the steeply inclined trail to reach the top.

    Similartilted, angled, sloping, slanted

    Oppositelevel, horizontal

  3. 3
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of incline. Use this form for something that already happened or has been done.

    She inclined her head slightly to show she was listening.

    The path inclined gently toward the river.

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inclined is a form of incline

incline, verb: To lean toward one choice, belief, or feeling more than another. Full entry

Forms
inclineinclines he/she/itinclining -ing forminclined past tense, past participle
Spelling
incline → inclined: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

This word comes from the word "incline" plus the ending "-ed".