inclined
US: /ˌɪnˈkɫaɪnd/
UK: /ɪnklˈaɪnd/
UK: /ɪnklˈaɪnd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
inclined /in'klaind/
- tính từ
- có ý sãn sàng, có ý thích, có ý thiên về; có khuynh hướng, có chiều hướng
- nghiêng dốc
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 [not before noun] ~ (to do sth) wanting to do sth: She was inclined to trust him. + He writes only when he feels inclined to. + There'll be time for a swim if you feel so inclined.
2 ~ to do sth tending to do sth; likely to do sth: He's inclined to be lazy. + They'll be more inclined to listen if you don't shout.
3 ~ to agree, believe, think, etc. used when you are expressing an opinion but do not want to express it very strongly: I'm inclined to agree with you.
4 (used with particular adverbs) having a natural ability for sth; preferring to do sth: musically / academically inclined children
5 sloping; at an angle
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 tending, disposed, predisposed, prone, willing, keen, eager, Colloq of a mind:
Though she is inclined to believe she has doubts.
2 likely, apt, liable, minded, prone:
He is equally inclined to kiss you as kill you.
3 sloping, slanting, leaning, bending, tilting, gravitating, bearing, verging:
This wall is slightly inclined towards the river.
Collocation dictionary
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
Concise English dictionary
ɪn'klaɪnd
adj.
+(often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency
+at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
+having made preparations
+used especially of the head or upper back
inclines|inclined|incliningɪn'klaɪn
noun
+an elevated geological formation
+an inclined surface connecting two levels
verb
+have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
+bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
+lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
+be at an angle
+make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
