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Meanings of incline in English

Portuguese
declive
Catalan
pendent
Spanish
falda

An elevated geological formation.

        declive
        Portuguese
        estar inclinado a
        Spanish
        tender

        Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.

              estar inclinado a
              Portuguese
              pendência
              Catalan
              rampa

              An inclined surface connecting two levels.

                    pendência
                    Catalan
                    inclinar-se

                    To be at an angle; to move downwards.

                          inclinar-se
                          Usage of incline in English
                          1
                          Five of the steward crew were at the head of the incline.
                          Brigands of the Moon
                          2
                          Together they pushed the car down the slight incline of the drive.
                          The Kingdom of the Blind
                          3
                          The little group now strolled happily down the incline towards the house.
                          Maezli: A Story of the Swiss Valleys
                          4
                          Tomato garden and great barn down an incline with the woods behind.
                          A singular man
                          5
                          He was looking down the rocks and grass of the steep incline.
                          Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life
                          6
                          While lifting the hat one should incline the head slightly and smile.
                          Book of Etiquette, Volume II
                          7
                          He alighted and cautiously crept down the steep incline to the body.
                          The Land of the Changing Sun
                          8
                          The treadmill is set between five and seven degrees of an incline.
                          Wired
                          9
                          Just below the town the river ran peacefully down a gradual incline.
                          Across China on Foot
                          10
                          Philosophers generally incline to the opinion that the werewolf has no tail.
                          Masters of the Guild
                          11
                          He raced down the incline to the Circus at a tremendous speed.
                          Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel
                          12
                          A powerful brake is applied to the wheels when descending the incline.
                          Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881
                          13
                          And I cannot incline to the view you take of your profession.
                          Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life
                          14
                          There are two things in Enoch that incline me to this opinion.
                          Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
                          15
                          Tad uttered a shout of joy and began leaping down the incline.
                          The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks; Or, The Secret of Ruby Mounta...
                          16
                          Nothing could halt them once they had started upon the icy incline.
                          Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp; Or, Lost in the Backwoods
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                          Common
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