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inclinest

inclinest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of incline.

Meaning of incline

Verb

incline (third-person singular simple present inclines, present participle inclining, simple past and past participle inclined)

  1. (transitive) To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
    • He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm.
  2. (intransitive) To slope.
    • Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline.
  3. (intransitive, chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
    • He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers.
    Synonyms:
    dispose

See all 5 meanings of incline

Origin of inclinest

incline + -est

Questions about inclinest

What is inclinest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Inclinest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of incline.

Words near inclinest in the dictionary

  1. inclineman
  2. inclinemen
  3. incliner
  4. incliners
  5. inclines
  6. inclinest
  7. inclineth
  8. inclining
  9. incliningly
  10. inclinings
  11. inclinograph

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