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- Dictionaryrecline/rɪˈklʌɪn/
verb
- 1. lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported: "she was reclining in a deckchair"
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RECLINE definition: 1. to lean or lie back with the upper part of your body in a nearly horizontal position: 2. If you…. Learn more.
The meaning of RECLINE is to cause or permit to incline backwards. How to use recline in a sentence.
Recline definition: to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.. See examples of RECLINE used in a sentence.
RECLINE meaning: 1. to lean or lie back with the upper part of your body in a nearly horizontal position: 2. If you…. Learn more.
If you recline on something, you sit or lie on it with the upper part of your body supported at an angle.
1. To lean back or lie down on one's back. 2. To be adjustable so that the occupant may recline rather than sit up: a seat that reclines. v.tr. To cause to recline. [Middle English reclinen, from Old French recliner, from Latin reclīnāre : re-, re- + -clīnāre, to bend; see klei- in Indo-European roots .] rec′li·na′tion(rĕk′lə-nā′shən) n.
When you recline, you lounge or lean back. It isn't safe to recline while you're driving a car. However, it's perfectly safe to recline on your couch while you watch TV.
Definition of recline verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
recline meaning, definition, what is recline: to lie or lean back in a relaxed way: Learn more.
Noun. Filter. verb. reclined, reclines, reclining. To lie or lean back or down; specif., to rest or repose lying down. Webster's New World. To cause to lean or lie back or down; lay back. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To be adjustable so that the occupant may recline rather than sit up. A seat that reclines. American Heritage.
