Meaning
to tilt, slant
- to tilt, tip, or slant something away from a vertical or horizontal position
- to predispose or bias (figuratively)
In a sentence
Non inclinare troppo lo schermo per non perdere la visuale.
Don't tilt the screen too much so you don't lose the view.
Perché inclini la testa quando mi ascolti?
Why do you tilt your head when you listen to me?
L'artista ha inclinato la cornice per ottenere un effetto particolare.
The artist tilted the frame to achieve a particular effect.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inclinare | infinitive |
| inclino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| inclini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inclina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incliniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| inclinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inclinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inclinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inclinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inclinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inclinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inclinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inclinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inclinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| inclinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| inclinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| inclinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| inclinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| inclinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| inclinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| inclinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| inclinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| inclineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| inclinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| inclineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| inclini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| inclini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inclini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incliniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incliniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inclinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inclinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| inclinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| inclinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| inclinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| inclinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| inclinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| inclinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| inclineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| inclinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| inclineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| inclinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| inclinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| inclina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incliniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| inclinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| inclinando | gerund |
| inclinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' when transitive; reflexive 'inclinarsi' means to tilt or lean on its own.
- When meaning 'to lean towards' an idea, it can take 'a' plus infinitive or noun.