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- [ri-klahyn]
- /rɪˈklaɪn/
- /rɪˈklaɪn/
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- [ri-klahyn]
- /rɪˈklaɪn/
Definitions of recline word
- verb without object recline to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position. 1
- verb with object recline to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position. 1
- intransitive verb recline lie back 1
- intransitive verb recline seat: lean back 1
- transitive verb recline seat: tilt back 1
- verb recline If you recline on something, you sit or lie on it with the upper part of your body supported at an angle. 0
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Origin of recline
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English reclinen < Latin reclīnāre, equivalent to re- re- + clīnāre to lean1
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Parts of speech for Recline
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
recline popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
recline usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for recline
verb recline
- be off — leave
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- beveling — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- bevelled — If a piece of wood, metal, or glass has bevelled edges, its edges are cut sloping.
Top questions with recline
- what does recline mean?
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