recline

🇺🇸 /rɪˈklaɪn/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈklaɪn/
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verb
R

to lean back in a relaxed position

After a long day, she reclined on the couch to watch TV.

R

to move the back of a seat into a more relaxed, sloping position

The reclining feature of the chair allowed him to stretch out comfortably.

translation

v. to lean back in a relaxed position; to move the back of a seat into a more relaxed, sloping position

Word Forms

3rd Present reclines
Past reclined
Perfect reclined
Progressive reclining