incline – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of incline

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to incline
Participle: inclined
Gerund: inclining

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iincline
youincline
he;she;itinclines
weincline
youincline
theyincline

Perfect

Ihave inclined
youhave inclined
he;she;ithas inclined
wehave inclined
youhave inclined
theyhave inclined

Past

Iinclined
youinclined
he;she;itinclined
weinclined
youinclined
theyinclined

Pluperfect

Ihad inclined
youhad inclined
he;she;ithad inclined
wehad inclined
youhad inclined
theyhad inclined

Future

Iwill incline
youwill incline
he;she;itwill incline
wewill incline
youwill incline
theywill incline

Future Perfect

Iwill have inclined
youwill have inclined
he;she;itwill have inclined
wewill have inclined
youwill have inclined
theywill have inclined

Subjunctive

Present

Iincline
youincline
he;she;itincline
weincline
youincline
theyincline

Perfect

Ihave inclined
youhave inclined
he;she;ithave inclined
wehave inclined
youhave inclined
theyhave inclined

Imperfect

Iinclined
youinclined
he;she;itinclined
weinclined
youinclined
theyinclined

Pluperfect

Ihad inclined
youhad inclined
he;she;ithad inclined
wehad inclined
youhad inclined
theyhad inclined

Conditional

Present

Iwould incline
youwould incline
he;she;itwould incline
wewould incline
youwould incline
theywould incline

Perfect

Iwould have inclined
youwould have inclined
he;she;itwould have inclined
wewould have inclined
youwould have inclined
theywould have inclined

Imperative

youincline
weLet's incline
youincline

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam inclining
youare inclining
he;she;itis inclining
weare inclining
youare inclining
theyare inclining

Perfect

Ihave been inclining
youhave been inclining
he;she;ithas been inclining
wehave been inclining
youhave been inclining
theyhave been inclining

Past

Iwas inclining
youwere inclining
he;she;itwas inclining
wewere inclining
youwere inclining
theywere inclining

Pluperfect

Ihad been inclining
youhad been inclining
he;she;ithad been inclining
wehad been inclining
youhad been inclining
theyhad been inclining

Future

Iwill be inclining
youwill be inclining
he;she;itwill be inclining
wewill be inclining
youwill be inclining
theywill be inclining

Future Perfect

Iwill have been inclining
youwill have been inclining
he;she;itwill have been inclining
wewill have been inclining
youwill have been inclining
theywill have been inclining

Conditional

Present

Iwould be inclining
youwould be inclining
he;she;itwould be inclining
wewould be inclining
youwould be inclining
theywould be inclining

Perfect

Iwould have been inclining
youwould have been inclining
he;she;itwould have been inclining
wewould have been inclining
youwould have been inclining
theywould have been inclining

Other

Verbs similar to 'incline'

encline, inline, decline, inblind, incide, incise, incite, inclip, inclose, include,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bend
influence, bias, predispose, dispose
slant
lean, tilt, recline, slope, list

Antonyms

bend
straighten, stiffen, extend, stand

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1305, "to bend or bow toward," from O.Fr. encliner, from L. inclinare "to cause to lean," from in- "in" + clinare "to bend," from PIE *klei-n-, suffixed form of *klei "to lean" (see lean (v.)). Metaphoric sense of "have a mental disposition toward" is c.1430 in Eng. (but existed in classical L.). The noun meaning "slant, slope" is attested from 1846.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
4. Proto-Italic *en
5. Proto-Italic *en-
6. Latin in-
7. Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-
8. Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
9. Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-
10. Proto-Indo-European *-né-
11. Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti ~ *ḱl̥nyénti
12. Proto-Italic *kl(e)inō
13. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
14. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
15. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
16. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
17. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
18. Proto-Italic *-ājō
19. Proto-Italic *-āō
20. Latin -ō
21. ▲
22. Proto-Italic *klei- ~ *kli-influ.
23. Latin clīnō
24. Latin inclīnāre
25. Old French enclinerbor.
26. Middle English enclinen
27. English incline
28. 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). See: Old French 'encliner', Latin 'inclīnō'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] are intelligent, and can talk best with her; and she evidently dislikes to be with those who are deficient in intellect, unless, indeed, she can make them serve her purposes, which she is evidently inclined to do. She takes advantage of them, and makes them wait upon her, in a manner that she knows she could not exact of others; and in various ways shows her Saxon blood. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I hope I may not be misunderstood on this subject, for it is one in which I take a strong and deep interest. I incline as little to the sickly feeling which makes every canting lie or maudlin speech of a notorious criminal a subject of newspaper report and general sympathy, as I do to those good old customs of the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I was surprised to observe that even steady old chewers of great experience, are not always good marksmen, which has rather inclined me to doubt that general proficiency with the rifle, of which we have heard so much in England. Several gentlemen called upon me who, in the course of conversation, frequently missed the spittoon [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • We had left Harrisburg on Friday. On Sunday morning we arrived at the foot of the mountain, which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes; five ascending, and five descending; the carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly down the latter, by means of stationary engines; the comparatively level spaces between, being [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] boat, but not much. In all modes of travelling, the American customs, with reference to the means of personal cleanliness and wholesome ablution, are extremely negligent and filthy; and I strongly incline to the belief that a considerable amount of illness is referable to this cause. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and ravaging about the world, constantly catering for their cannibal larders, and perpetually going to market in an unlawful manner, they are the meekest people in any man 's acquaintance: rather inclining to milk and vegetable diet, and bearing anything for a quiet life. So decidedly are amiability and mildness their characteristics, that I confess I look upon that youth who distinguished himself by [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] “ talking about ” going away down to Orleans with her cousin; and of course the whole village could do no less than help this very important process of _talking about_ the matter. The minister, who inclined strongly to abolitionist views, was quite doubtful whether such a step might not tend somewhat to encourage the southerners in holding on to their slaves; while the doctor, who was a stanch [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] to abolitionist views, was quite doubtful whether such a step might not tend somewhat to encourage the southerners in holding on to their slaves; while the doctor, who was a stanch colonizationist, inclined to the opinion that Miss Ophelia ought to go, to show the Orleans people that we don't think hardly of them, after all. He was of opinion, in fact, that southern people needed encouraging. When [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I am inclined to think that the noise of the Falls is very much exaggerated; and this will appear the more probable when the depth of the great basin in which the water is received, is taken into account. At no [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] respectability of truth to it; and, if we may judge by their practice, the majority of the world will bear us out in it. But when he begins to put on a long face, and snuffle, and quote Scripture, I incline to think he isn't much better than he should be. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)