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in-KLYN/ɪnˈklaɪn/

To incline is to lean or slope, or to tend to think or behave in a particular way (incline to / towards): the land inclines, incline towards caution. Inclination (already in the dictionary) is the noun; a rounded abstract is not a count.

Meaning

To lean or slope; to tend to think or behave in a particular way (incline to / towards).

Examples

• “Incline towards the raw file; a rounded abstract is not a count.”
• “Inclination is already in this course (noun). Tend is everyday. An abstract is a summary. A file is methods. Open the file; then round the sentence.”

Good to know

Lean, or tend towards a view. Noun: inclination (already in the dictionary). A rounded abstract ≠ a count.

Near in meaning

tend

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