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UK [ɪnˈklaɪnd] / US adjective
1) [never before noun] feeling that you want to do something
inclined to do something:

Karen didn't feel inclined to help.

if someone is so inclined (= if someone wants to do something):

A full fitness suite is available for your use, if you are so inclined.

be more/less inclined to do something:

Younger people seem more inclined to save money than their parents.

2) tending to behave in a particular way or to be interested in a particular thing
inclined to do something:

Joe is inclined to be moody.

Most animals are inclined to run when they feel threatened or frightened.

inclined towards:

Some people are more inclined towards philosophy than others.

3) someone who is technically inclined, musically inclined etc is good at or interested in technical work, music etc
4) formal sloping in a particular direction

inclined to think/believe/agree etc — having an opinion but not completely sure about it

Many parents were inclined to believe these reports, even though they weren't true.

I'm inclined to agree with you.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • inclined — [in klīnd′] adj. 1. having an inclination; specif., a) at or on a slant; sloping; leaning b) disposed; willing; tending 2. forming an angle with another line, plane, or body …   English World dictionary

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  • inclined — in|clined S3 [ınˈklaınd] adj 1.) be inclined to agree/think/believe etc to hold a particular opinion, but not very strongly ▪ Arthur has some strange ideas, but on this occasion I m inclined to agree with him. 2.) be inclined to do sth/inclined… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • inclined — [[t]ɪnkla͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, ADJ to inf, ADJ to n, so ADJ If you are inclined to behave in a particular way, you often behave in that way, or you want to do so. Nobody felt inclined to argue with Smith... He was inclined to self… …   English dictionary

  • inclined — Synonyms and related words: aching for, acquiescent, actuated, agreeable, alacritous, amenable, animated, apt, apt to, ardent, aslant, aslope, atilt, bearing, bending, bent, bent on, bevel, beveled, bias, biased, calculated to, canting, careening …   Moby Thesaurus

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