- inclined
- adj.1 wanting to do sthVERBS▪ be, feel, seem▪
I only write when I feel inclined to.
▪There's time for a swim if you feel so inclined.
ADVERB▪ strongly, very▪ rather▪I'm rather inclined to wait a few days before deciding.
▪ half▪I'm half inclined to agree with you.
▪ favourably/favorablyPREPOSITION▪ towards/toward▪Advertising aims to make people feel favourably inclined towards products. (BrE)
▪Advertising aims to make people feel favorably inclined toward products. (AmE)
2 tending/likely to do sthVERBS▪ appear, be, seem▪ become, growADVERB▪ strongly, very▪ increasingly▪ rather, slightly▪She's rather inclined to become impatient.
▪ less, little (esp. BrE)▪They are less inclined to ask questions.
▪ naturally▪ criminally, mystically, romantically▪The club was a notorious hang-out for the criminally inclined.
PREPOSITION▪ to (formal)▪people who are naturally inclined to melancholy
PHRASES▪ that way inclined (informal, esp. BrE)▪I didn't know you were that way inclined (= interested in such things).
3 having a natural ability for sthVERBS▪ appear, be, seemADVERB▪ academically, artistically, mathematically, musically, etc.▪children who are academically inclined
Collocations dictionary. 2013.