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Webster 1913 Edition
Recline
Re-cline′
(rē̍-klīn′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Reclined
(rē̍-klīnd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reclining
.] To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position;
as, to
. recline
the head on the handThe mother
Reclined
her dying head upon his breast. Dryden.
Re-cline′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To lean or incline;
as, to
. recline
against a wall2.
To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position;
as, to
. recline
on a couchRe-cline′
,Adj.
Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining.
[R.]
They sat,
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.
recline
On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Recline
RECLI'NE
,Verb.
T.
To lean back; to lean to one side or sideways; as, to recline the head on a pillow, or on the bosom of another, or on the arm.
The mother reclin'd her dying head upon his breast.
RECLI'NE
,Verb.
I.
RECLI'NE
,Adj.
They sat recline on the soft downy bank damask'd with flowers. [Little used.]
Definition 2024
recline
recline
See also: recliné
English
Verb
recline (third-person singular simple present reclines, present participle reclining, simple past and past participle reclined)
- (transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.
- (transitive) To put in a resting position.
- She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.
- Dryden
- The mother / Reclined her dying head upon his breast.
- (intransitive) To lean back.
- to recline against a wall
- (intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position.
- to recline on a couch
See also
Translations
to cause to lean back; to bend back
to put in a resting position
to lean back
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to put one's self in a resting position
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Noun
recline (plural reclines)
- A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat to support a less upright position; Also, the action of lowering the back using such a mechanism.
- 2013 Dec. 22, Jad Mouawad and Martha C. White, "," New York Times (retrieved 23 December 2013):
- To gain a little more space, airlines are turning to a new generation of seats that use lighter materials and less padding, moving the magazine pocket above the tray table and even reducing or eliminating the recline in seats.
- 2013 Dec. 22, Jad Mouawad and Martha C. White, "," New York Times (retrieved 23 December 2013):
Spanish
Verb
recline
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of reclinar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of reclinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of reclinar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of reclinar.