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 definition: to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant. See examples of incline used in a sentence.

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.

Jan 20, 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 …

• This was an area of sloping fields and the track mounted a gradual incline. • The council houses followed the curve of the road, which wound up a slight incline.

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 …

to cause (one) to be disposed toward something or to do something. Her interest in anatomy inclined her to the study of medicine.