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# inclination

«inclination» in Mova's school dictionary: **A feeling of wanting to do something; a liking, as in «I…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an inclination, inclinations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A feeling of wanting to do something; a liking, as in «I had no inclination to go». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#m1)

2) A natural tendency to behave in a certain way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#m2)

3) (maths, science) A slope or slant, or the angle of a slope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#m3)

4) A small bow or nod of the head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and science: the inclination of a ramp affects how fast a ball rolls; the Earth's axis has an inclination (tilt). In everyday and story language: «She had no inclination to get up.» Phrases: have no inclination, by inclination.

### examples

- I had no inclination to go out in the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#x1)
- The inclination of the ramp was steep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#x2)
- The Earth's tilt, or inclination, gives us seasons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#x3)
- He has an inclination to talk too much. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#x4)
- She gave a slight inclination of her head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#x5)
- By inclination, he is a quiet boy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#x6)
- But neither the student nor either of his travelling companions felt the least inclination to think of it in this way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/#x7)

### note

Verb: incline; adjective: inclined («I'm inclined to agree»). In maths, inclination is measured in degrees from the flat (horizontal). A bigger angle of inclination = steeper slope.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «inclination» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inclination/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.