RECLINE


Meaning of RECLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪklaɪn ]

( reclines, reclining, reclined)

1.

If you recline on something, you sit or lie on it with the upper part of your body supported at an angle.

She proceeded to recline on a chaise longue...

= lie

VERB : V prep

2.

When a seat reclines or when you recline it, you lower the back so that it is more comfortable to sit in.

Air France first-class seats recline almost like beds...

Ramesh had reclined his seat and was lying back smoking...

VERB : V , V n

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