inclined

Từ điển Collocation

inclined adj.

1 wanting to do sth

VERBS be, feel, seem I only write when I feel inclined to. There's time for a swim if you feel so inclined.

ADV. strongly, very | rather I'm rather inclined to wait a few days before deciding. | favourably

PREP. towards Advertising aims to make people aware of a product and favourably inclined towards it.

2 tending/likely to do sth

VERBS appear, be, seem | become, grow

ADV. strongly, very | increasingly | a bit, half, a little, rather, slightly I'm half inclined to believe you. She's rather inclined to become impatient. | naturally | criminally, liberally, mystically, romantically, suicidally The club was a notorious hang-out for the criminally inclined.

PREP. to (formal) people who are naturally inclined to melancholy

PHRASES that way inclined (informal) What's that? The ‘Model Railway Journal’? I didn't know you were that way inclined (= interested in model railways).

3 having a natural ability for sth

VERBS appear, be, seem

ADV. academically, artistically, musically children who are academically inclined

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; inclined(p)

    wasn't inclined to believe the excuse

    inclined to be moody

  • at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position

    an inclined plane

  • having made preparations; disposed(p), fain, inclined(p), prepared

    prepared to take risks

  • used especially of the head or upper back; bent, bowed

    a bent head and sloping shoulders

    n.

  • an elevated geological formation; slope, side

    he climbed the steep slope

    the house was built on the side of a mountain

  • an inclined surface connecting two levels; ramp

    v.

  • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; tend, be given, lean, run

    She tends to be nervous before her lectures

    These dresses run small

    He inclined to corpulence

  • bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well

    He inclined his ear to the wise old man

  • lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

    She inclined her head to the student

  • be at an angle; slope, pitch

    The terrain sloped down

  • make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; dispose

    Their language inclines us to believe them

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: bent bowed disposed(p) fain inclined(p) preparedinclines|inclined|inclining
syn.: affect bend bow grade hill induce influence lean move persuade slope sway tend tilt tip
ant.: disincline