English
Etymology
From Latin reclinare, "to bend back". Confer "decline", "incline".
Verb
en-verb|reclines|reclining|reclined
- 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.
- intransitive To put one's self in a resting position.
Translations
Spanish: reclinarse
Related terms
decline; incline; lie down; lie back
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