HOW TO PRONOUNCE
incline
/ˌɪnˈklaɪn/
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What does incline mean?
verb
- To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
- To slope.
- To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A slope.
- A portal of a subway tunnel.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪnˈklaɪn/
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So strange a sound was it that the gentle breeze ceased to murmur, the tiny pebbles to roll down the steep incline!
Thus they reached the verge of an incline down which the road stretched in a long straight descent of nearly a mile.
More book examples (3)
The ground was still on the incline, its declivity seemed to be getting greater, and to be leading us to greater depths.
But I incline to believe that this is more especially the case in those free nations in which the democratic element preponderates.
It will also be noticed that the ledge is rounding, so that the outer walls of the house rise from an incline.