incline

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun an elevated geological formation
  2. noun an inclined surface connecting two levels
  3. verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

Etymology

From Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīnō (“incline, tilt”), from in- + clīnō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean).

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Synonyms

slope, side

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