All 15 Uses of

inclined

in

Alias Grace

He always brings something with him; the first day it was a dried flower of some sort, blue it was, the second day a winter pear, the third an onion, you never know what he will bring, although he inclines to the fruits and vegetables;
Chpt 4 *

inclines = has a tendency to favor

The fact is so obvious that Simon merely inclines his head.
Chpt 4 *

inclines = bends (or angles) (like an affirmative nod)

Some gentlemen do not have an inclination for the married state, she said.†
Chpt 7

inclination = tendency; or desire

I said I did not have a sweetheart, and furthermore I had no inclinations that way.†
Chpt 7

inclinations = tendencies (attitudes favoring)

He's tall, with long legs and arms, but not what the Governor's daughters would call handsome; they incline to the languid ones in the magazines, very elegant and butter wouldn't melt in their mouths, with narrow feet in pointed boots.†
Chpt 3

Religious fanaticism I find to be fully as prolific an exciting cause of insanity as intemperance — but I am inclined to believe that neither religion nor intemperance will induce insanity in a truly sound mind — I think there is always a predisposing cause which renders the individual liable to the malady, when exposed to any disturbing agency, whether mental or physical.†
Chpt 4

It is impossible that a building constructed with a proper reference to the comfort and the recovery of the insane, can be a place of confinement for criminal lunatics; and certainly much less so for criminal impostors; and I am strongly inclined to suspect that the latter class are more numerous than may generally be supposed.†
Chpt 4

she amused herself with a number of supposed fits, hallucinations, caperings, warblings and the like, nothing being lacking to the impersonation but Ophelia's wildflowers entwined in her hair; but she did well enough without them, as she managed to deceive, not only the worthy Mrs. Moodie, who like many high-minded females of her type, is inclined to believe any piece of theatrical twaddle served up to her, provided it is pathetic enough, and whose inaccurate and hysterical account of the whole sad affair you have no doubt read; but also several of my own colleagues, this latter being an outstanding example of the old rule of thumb, that when a handsome woman walks in through the door, goo†
Chpt 4

We would attach it to our Petition; Government authorities are much more inclined nowadays to take expert opinion into consideration.†
Chpt 4

He was an Englishman from the north of it, and why he had come to Ireland was never clear, as most who were inclined to travel went in the other direction.†
Chpt 5

Mrs. Moodie is a literary lady, and like all such, and indeed like the sex in general, she is inclined to — "Embroider," says Simon.†
Chpt 7

It is uncomfortable watching another person eat, and listening to them as well, especially if they have a tendency to guzzle; but McDermott did not seem inclined to conversation, having reverted to a sullen mood; so I asked him whether he enjoyed dancing.†
Chpt 7

At that he caught hold of my arm, and looked at me very earnestly, and said he hadn't meant to offend me, before; but having been so long among rough men, whose manners were not of the best, he was inclined to forget himself, and did not know how to speak; and he hoped I would forgive him, and that we could be friends.†
Chpt 7

Or if he stays out late, walking by the river in the cool of night as he's increasingly inclined to do, she'll be there waiting for him when he returns.†
Chpt 11

Definitions:

(1) (inclined as in: I'm inclined to)
a tendency, mood, desire, or attitude that favors something; or making someone favor something
(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)