recline meaning
EN
[rɪˈklaɪn] [rəˈklaɪn] [-aɪn] - NounPLreclinesPREré-SUF-cline
- VerbSGreclinesPRrecliningPT, PPreclined
- (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.
- (intransitive) To lean back.
- to recline against a wall
- (intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position.
- to recline on a couch
- (transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- When it was finally time to board, we got on the train to find out that we’d been put in business class. This was a turn up for the book, reclining seats and room to stretch out a little.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of recline in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Nouns
- en reclined
- en recliner
- en reclines
- en recliners
- en reclineable
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "recline" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.