All 3 Uses of
inclined
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- Hold your hands, Both you of my inclining and the rest: Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it Without a prompter.†
Scene 1.2
- This to hear Would Desdemona seriously incline: But still the house affairs would draw her thence; Which ever as she could with haste despatch, She'd come again, and with a greedy ear Devour up my discourse; which I observing, Took once a pliant hour; and found good means To draw from her a prayer of earnest heart That I would all my pilgrimage dilate, Whereof by parcels she had something heard, But not intentively; I did consent; And often did beguile her of her tears, When I did speak of some distressful stroke That my youth suffer'd.†
Scene 1.3
- For 'tis most easy The inclining Desdemona to subdue In any honest suit: she's fram'd as fruitful As the free elements.†
Scene 2.3 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(inclined as in: I'm inclined to) a tendency, mood, desire, or attitude that favors something; or making someone favor something
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(2)
(incline as in: on an incline or incline his head) to be at an angle or to bend
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)