incline

verb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] (FEEL)

/ɪnˈklaɪn/ formal

Definition

› to (make someone) feel something or want to do something: The prime minister is believed to be inclining towards an April election.Wanting thingsHoping and hopefulness

(Definition of incline verb (FEEL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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inclination noun (ANGLE)
inclination noun (FEELING)
inclination noun (MOVEMENT)
incline noun
incline to/towards sth phrasal verb
incline verb (FEEL)
incline verb (MOVE)
inclined adjective
include verb
including preposition
inclusive adjective

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incline noun
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incline to/towards sth phrasal verb

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SMART Thesaurus: Wanting things

Synonyms and related words:

ache for sth phrasal verb
acquisitive adjective (WANTING THINGS)
ambitious adjective
angle for sth phrasal verb
aspirant noun
desire verb (WANT)
desirous adjective
dream about/of sth phrasal verb
fall over yourself idiom
give your eyeteeth for sth idiom
impulse noun (WISH)
lust after/for sth phrasal verb
need verb (MUST HAVE)
pant for/after sb/sth phrasal verb
pine for sth/sb phrasal verb
queue verb
taker noun (ACCEPT)
would modal verb (WISH)
yearn verb
your heart's desire idiom

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