All 5 Uses of
inclined
in
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
- She answered in as light and bantering a spirit as she fancied it deserved, and said she would be glad to have him look in upon her at work whenever he felt the inclination and his business gave him the opportunity.†
Chpt 26 *inclination = tendency; or desire
- Old Monsieur Farival was up, and was more than half inclined to do anything that suggested itself.†
Chpt 12
- They were very playful and inclined to talk—to do anything but lie quiet and go to sleep.†
Chpt 15
- He regretted that she did not feel inclined to go with him and select new fixtures.†
Chpt 18
- Mr. Pontellier himself had no particular leaning toward horseracing, and was even rather inclined to discourage it as a pastime, especially when he considered the fate of that blue-grass farm in Kentucky.†
Chpt 23
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
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus