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title: inclined — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inclined» in the school dictionary: Inclined to do something means likely to do it or wanting to do it: «I'm inclined to agree». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inclined

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**Who acts:** I, ramp, She, road, He, Whoever · **What happens:** incline, do, mean, want, be, agree · **To what, where:** something, it, angle, natural talent, Inclined past, inclined plane · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«inclined» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [inclined in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inclined.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inclined to do something means likely to do it or wanting to do it: «I'm inclined to agree».

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:m1:1
# text = Inclined to do something means likely to do it or wanting to do it: «I'm inclined to agree».
1	Inclined	incline	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	inclined	inclined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incline** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 5 | **want** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 6 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 7 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | inclined *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **agree** *speech: agree* *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sloping, leaning at an angle: «an inclined plane».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:m2:1
# text = Sloping, leaning at an angle: «an inclined plane».
1	Sloping	slope	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	leaning	lean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	inclined	inclined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slope** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **lean** | gerund |  |  |  | a angle |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having a natural talent: «musically inclined».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:m3:1
# text = Having a natural talent: «musically inclined».
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	talent	talent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	musically	musically	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	inclined	inclined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | a natural talent |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talent=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Inclined is the past of incline: leaned or bent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:m4:1
# text = Inclined is the past of incline: leaned or bent.
1	Inclined	incline	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	incline	incline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	leaned	lean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	bent	bend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incline** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the Inclined past |  |  |  | of incline | tree rules |
| 3 | **lean** | participle |  | the Inclined past *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **bend** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ramp is an inclined plane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:x1:1
# text = A ramp is an inclined plane.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ramp	ramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	inclined	inclined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ramp | a inclined plane |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm inclined to believe her story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:x2:1
# text = I'm inclined to believe her story.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	inclined	inclined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | inclined *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **believe** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | her story |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer story=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is inclined to get grumpy when tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:x3:1
# text = He is inclined to get grumpy when tired.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	inclined	incline	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
8	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incline** | present · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | grumpy, tired *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is very artistically inclined.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:x4:1
# text = She is very artistically inclined.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	artistically	artistically	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	inclined	inclined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | artistically, inclined *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The road inclined steeply up the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:x5:1
# text = The road inclined steeply up the hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	inclined	incline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	steeply	steeply	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incline** | past | the road |  |  |  |  | up the hill; steeply *property* | vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He inclined his head to listen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:x6:1
# text = He inclined his head to listen.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	inclined	incline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **incline** | past | He | his head |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **listen** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Whoever feels inclined, let him go!" answered the brothers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inclined:x7:1
# text = "Whoever feels inclined, let him go!" answered the brothers.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	inclined	inclined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
11	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** *in a quote* | present | Whoever |  |  |  |  | inclined *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **answer** *speech: express* | past | the brothers |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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