RECLINE


Meaning of RECLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈklīn ]

verb

( re·clined ; re·clin·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French recliner, from Latin reclinare, from re- + clinare to bend — more at lean

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

: to cause or permit to incline backwards

intransitive verb

1. : to lean or incline backwards

2. : repose , lie

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.