Dic: inclination, incline

■ inclination :
[N-VAR] usu with supp, oft N to-inf, oft with brd-neg △An inclination is a feeling that makes you want to act in a particular way.

• He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things...

■ incline:

1 [VERB] V to/towards n, V n to/towards n, V n to-inf, V to-inf △If you incline to think or act in a particular way, or if something inclines you to it, you are likely to think or act in that way. (FORMAL)

• I incline to the view that he is right. 
• ...the factors which incline us towards particular beliefs...
• Many end up as team leaders, which inclines them to co-operate with the bosses...
• Those who fail incline to blame the world for their failure.

3 [N-COUNT] △An incline is land that slopes at an angle. (FORMAL) (= slope)

• He came to a halt at the edge of a steep incline.

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