Meaning

• To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.

  "He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm."

• To slope.

  "Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline."

• (chiefly in the passive) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.

  "He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers."

Meaning

• At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.

  "The take-off ramp was inclined at 20 degrees."

• Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.

  "I am inclined to believe you."