Both Uses of
inclined
in
Outliers
- Those with academic inclinations took extra classes with the head teacher in their teenage years and with luck made it into teachers' college.†
Chpt Epil. *inclinations = tendencies (attitudes favoring)
- Friedman's first inclination was to stay in New York.†
Chpt 5
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