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# reclining

«reclining» in Mova's school dictionary: **Leaning or lying back in a relaxed way: «a reclining figure»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective; verb form (recline, reclines, reclined, reclining)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Leaning or lying back in a relaxed way: «a reclining figure». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#m1)

2) (of seats) Able to tip back: «a reclining chair», «reclining seats on a plane». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#m2)

3) (verb) Lying back or leaning back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life reclining seats are on coaches, planes and sofas; in art lessons a «reclining figure» is a statue or painting of a person lying back (Henry Moore's sculptures). Phrases: «reclining seat», «reclining chair», «a reclining figure», «reclining Buddha».

### examples

- Grandad fell asleep in his reclining chair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x1)
- The coach had reclining seats for the long trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x2)
- Henry Moore made big statues of reclining figures. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x3)
- The cat was reclining on the warm windowsill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x4)
- In Thailand there is a huge reclining Buddha statue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x5)
- Please put your reclining seat upright for landing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x6)
- "Here," said Noureddin, "let us pass the night," and reclining on the sofas they soon fell asleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x7)

### note

Verb: recline; noun: recliner (a chair that leans back). Politeness: check behind you before reclining your seat on a plane or coach. Not the same as «declining» (going down, saying no).

### Trees and pragmatics

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