The difference between Incline and Inclined


Incline is also noun with the meaning: a slope.

Incline is also verb with the meaning: to bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.

Inclined is also adjective with the meaning: at an angle to the horizontal.

check bellow for the other definitions of Incline and Inclined

  1. Incline as a verb (transitive):

    To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.

    Examples:

    "He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm."

    "The people following the coffin inclined their heads in grief."

  2. Incline as a verb (intransitive):

    To slope.

    Examples:

    "Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline."

  3. Incline as a verb (mostly, intransitive, mostly, in the passive):

    To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.

    Examples:

    "He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers."

    "I'm inclined to give up smoking after hearing of the risks to my health."

  1. Incline as a noun:

    A slope.

  1. Inclined as an adjective:

    At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.

    Examples:

    "The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees."

  2. Inclined as an adjective:

    Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.

    Examples:

    "I am inclined to believe you."

  1. Inclined as a verb:

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