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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
incline
1. an elevated geological formation (Freq. 1) - he climbed the steep slope - the house was built on the side of a mountain • Syn: slope, side • Derivationally related forms: slope (for: slope) • Hypernyms: geological formation, formation • Hyponyms: ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade, bank, cant, camber, canyonside, coast, descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope, escarpment, scarp, hillside, mountainside, versant, piedmont, ski slope • Part Holonyms: natural elevation, elevation 2. an inclined surface connecting two levels (Freq. 1) • Syn: ramp • Derivationally related forms: ramp (for: ramp) • Hypernyms: inclined plane • Hyponyms: ski jump
1. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (Freq. 6) - She tends to be nervous before her lectures - These dresses run small - He inclined to corpulence • Syn: tend, be given, lean, run • Derivationally related forms: inclination, tendency (for: tend) • Hypernyms: be • Hyponyms: take kindly to, suffer, gravitate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE 2. bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well - He inclined his ear to the wise old man • Derivationally related forms: inclining • Hypernyms: listen, hear, take heed • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 3. lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow - She inclined her head to the student • Derivationally related forms: inclination, inclining • Hypernyms: lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s something 4. be at an angle - The terrain sloped down • Syn: slope, pitch • Derivationally related forms: pitch (for: pitch), inclination, slope (for: slope) • Hypernyms: lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle • Hyponyms: ascend, stoop, fall, climb, dip • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Something is ----ing PP 5. feel favorably disposed or willing - She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs • Hypernyms: feel, experience • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s PP 6. make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief - Their language inclines us to believe them • Syn: dispose • Ant: indispose (for: dispose) • Derivationally related forms: inclination, disposition (for: dispose) • Hypernyms: determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate • Hyponyms: predispose • Verb Frames: - Something ----s somebody - Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
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