inclinar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inclīnāre (“incline, tilt”).
Pronunciation
Verb
inclinar (first-person singular present inclino, first-person singular preterite incliní, past participle inclinat)
- (transitive, intransitive) to incline, to tilt, to slope
- (transitive, figurative) to persuade [with a ‘to’]
- Synonym: persuadir
- (reflexive) to stoop, bend, bow
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, figurative) to be inclined
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- “inclinar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inclinar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin inclīnāre, present active infinitive of inclīnō (“incline, tilt”).
Verb
inclinar (first-person singular present inclino, first-person singular preterite inclinei, past participle inclinado)
- to tilt
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin inclīnāre (“to incline, to tilt”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: in‧cli‧nar
Verb
inclinar (first-person singular present inclino, first-person singular preterite inclinei, past participle inclinado)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inclīnāre (“incline, tilt”).
Pronunciation
Verb
inclinar (first-person singular present inclino, first-person singular preterite incliné, past participle inclinado)
- (transitive) to tilt
- (reflexive) to bow, to lean (physically)
- Inclínese ante su Dios.
- Bow down before your God.
- (reflexive) to be inclined
- me inclino a pensar tiene razón
- I'm inclined to think she is right
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “inclinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Catalan terms borrowed from Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Catalan/a(ɾ)
- Rhymes:Catalan/a(ɾ)/3 syllables
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan verbs
- Catalan first conjugation verbs
- Catalan transitive verbs
- Catalan intransitive verbs
- Catalan reflexive verbs
- Galician terms borrowed from Latin
- Galician learned borrowings from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician lemmas
- Galician verbs
- Galician verbs ending in -ar
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
- Portuguese learned borrowings from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese verbs
- Portuguese verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish terms borrowed from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ
- Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish verbs
- Spanish verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish transitive verbs
- Spanish reflexive verbs
- Spanish terms with usage examples
- es:Body language