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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency;
- Example: "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"
- Example: "inclined to be moody"

2. at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position;
- Example: "an inclined plane"

3. having made preparations;
- Example: "prepared to take risks"
[syn: disposed(p), fain, inclined(p), prepared]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incline \In*cline"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Inclining.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See Lean to incline.] [1913 Webster] 1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed. [1913 Webster] Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges ix. 3. [1913 Webster] Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales, and each inclines to peace. --Parnell. [1913 Webster] 3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer. Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inclined \In*clined"\, p. p. & a. 1. Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to virtue. "Each pensively inclined." --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said of a line or plane. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost. [1913 Webster] Inclined plane. (Mech.) (a) A plane that makes an oblique angle with the plane of the horizon; a sloping plane. When used to produce pressure, or as a means of moving bodies, it is one of the mechanical powers, so called. (b) (Railroad & Canal) An inclined portion of track, on which trains or boats are raised or lowered from one level to another. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inclined adj 1: (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody" [ant: disinclined] 2: at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane" [ant: horizontal, perpendicular, vertical] 3: having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: disposed(p), fain, inclined(p), prepared]