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Meanings of recline in English

Portuguese
jazer

Lean in a comfortable resting position.

jazer
Catalan
recolzar-se

Move the upper body backwards and down.

recolzar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "lean back"
Examples for "lean back"
1
TV requires you to turn it on, change channels, and lean back.
Wired
2
It is not correct that extremes meet; they lean back to back.
Paul Faber, Surgeon
3
They were saying I'd loosened the ropes to let Muhammad lean back.
The Guardian
4
So, meal after meal after meal, I'd lean back and she'd reprimand.
The last lecture
5
He leaned back in his chair and looked at the China Cat.
The Story of a China Cat
Usage of recline in English
1
Turn around and quickly mention that you're going to recline your seat.
The South African
2
Sit in an easy chair or recline on a sofa or bed.
A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis
3
Their spouses on soft green cushions and on beautiful carpets shall recline:
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
4
Rear seats recline but, again, the absence of rear vents is mystifying.
News.com.au
5
I am very fond of 'When in death I shall calm recline.'
The Duke's Children
6
While the musicians repose, they loiter, sauntering round, or recline on seats.
Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2
7
Single mum Dora makes the racks that let our car seats recline.
The Guardian
8
A broad public discussion of whether passengers should be allowed to recline ensued.
News.com.au
9
Les likes to recline here and peer across the windows at the sea.
The Irish Times
10
He held himself unnaturally erect in his chair, as if afraid to recline.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
11
The seats recline to absorb the forces of acceleration toward space.
The Irish Times
12
He let his head recline again on the skins and closed his eyelids.
The Path of the King
13
He couldn't get his seat to recline because his arm wasn't long enough.
NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
14
The roses upon which I recline have more than one fold.
Petty Troubles of Married Life, Second Part
15
Seats recline and you can properly stretch out for luxury travel.
News.com.au
16
To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.
Scottish Ghost Stories
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Translations for recline
Recline through the time
Recline across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common