to recline
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3.2
- verb
- /rɪˈklaɪn/
:
recostarse
- Behind a maze of gauze screens, we discover Anne reclining in a large tiled bath, with Constance attending.
- woman reclining
- reclining figure
- reclining on a bed
Being able to rest and recline and perhaps go to sleep could be a static pleasure.
- Being able to rest and recline and perhaps go to sleep could be a static pleasure.
- Or you can step up to the king of the hill, the ultra luxury and recline in your back seat.
Examples
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One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
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Leaving the group, he reclined on a couch, drank morosely, and watched people.
Fiction book (1998) -
Being able to rest and recline and perhaps go to sleep could be a static pleasure.
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Once, Lilija, the former owner of the house, reclined on the grass under the oak tree.
Fiction book (1998) -
Reading a magazine, Adrienne reclines on her bed, stroking Buttermilk, her cat, who lies nearby.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now Eva is listening to me attentively, semi-reclined in a languid pose on my green velvet sofa.
Fiction book (1996) -
Wilder's Cabin: Corbett is calmly reclining on the cot in the holding cell.
Fiction book (1993) -
"You don't understand me," she whines, reclining against her boudoir's pink velvet divan.
Fiction book (1990) -
After a long day at work, I like to recline in my favorite chair and relax.
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She decided to recline on the beach towel to soak up some sun.
Synonyms
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1.0
To rest flat on a surface
418
1.5
To bend or rest at an angle against something
221
1.0
To put your body flat on a bed to rest or sleep
182
1.0
To put something on or against something so it stays steady
87
2.7
To lean back and relax while you watch
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2.2
Move your upper body away from sitting upright to rest more comfortably
21
2.5
Lie down with your body straight to rest or relax
12
2.7
To sit or lie in a place and relax
2
7.5
To lie or rest in a still, relaxed position
To lie down and rest
To lie down to rest and relax
To lie on your back with your face up
Antonyms
How Reclined
Surface Forms
Morphology
recline = re + cline
Although the word historically contains the prefix 're-', modern learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from 're-' plus an independently recognizable English base.
Etymology
Recline comes from the Latin parts re- meaning 'back' and clinare meaning 'to lean', and it shares the same root as incline. So to recline is to lean or lie back in a comfortable, resting position.