How to pronounce incline
Say it like ink-LYNE. Incline has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (LYNE).
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- ink
- LYNE
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Incline pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- inkGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
- LYNESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
American vs British pronunciation of incline
American and British speakers say incline in essentially the same way: /ˌɪnkˈlaɪn/ in the US and /ɪnkˈlaɪn/ in the UK.
British respelling: ink-LYNE.
Other ways to say incline
Incline also has this pronunciation, usually with a different meaning or use:
- IN-klyne /ˈɪnklaɪn/
What does incline mean?
- To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.“He had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm.”
- To slope.“Over the centuries the wind made the walls of the farmhouse incline.”
- To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.“He inclines to believe anything he reads in the newspapers.”
- A slope.“To reach the building, we had to climb a steep incline.”
- A portal of a subway tunnel.“the Pleasant Street Incline”
Where does incline come from?
From Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīnō (“incline, tilt”), from in- + clīnō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean).
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with incline
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Questions about saying incline
How do you pronounce incline?
Say ink-LYNE. The American pronunciation is /ˌɪnkˈlaɪn/. In British English it is /ɪnkˈlaɪn/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in incline?
Incline has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (LYNE). Broken into parts: ink · LYNE.
Do Americans and Brits say incline the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˌɪnkˈlaɪn/ and the British form is /ɪnkˈlaɪn/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.