Recline

//ɹɪˈklaɪn//

Synonyms for "recline" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

abut on be based on bear on bed bed down bestraddle bestride cant couch crawl curl up go to bed

Strong matches (17)

go to rest grovel heel incline lay lean lean back lean on lie lie down lie flat lie limply lie on lie prone lie prostrate list

Verb(1 words)

lean back

Related words (29)

loll lounge perch prone prostrate recumb rely on repose repose on rest rest on ride settle to rest sit on slant slope snug down sprawl stand on straddle

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stretch out stride supinate take it easy take life easy tilt tip

Verb(2 words)

recumb repose

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

12 entries

angle lay lean lie place pose position put set slant tilt tip

Synonyms

2 entries

lean back recumb

Related terms

4 entries

decline incline lie back lie down

derived

2 entries

reclinable recliner

etymologically related_to

2 entries

decline incline

manner of

1 entries

put

related to

6 entries

back bend decline lean position resting

similar

2 entries

recumb repose

Translations

37 translations across 13 languages.

Bulgarian

4 entries

излягам се verb (to put oneself in a resting position)
облягам verb (to cause to lean back; to bend back)
облягам verb (to put in a resting position)
облягам се verb (to lean back)

Finnish

4 entries

asettaa verb (to put in a resting position)
käydä pitkäkseen verb (to put oneself in a resting position)
nojautua verb (to lean back)
panna verb (to put in a resting position)

Galician

1 entries

reclinar verb (to cause to lean back; to bend back)

German

3 entries

anlehnen verb (to lean back)
hinlegen verb (to put in a resting position)
zurücklehnen verb (to cause to lean back; to bend back)

Hebrew

1 entries

הֵסֵב verb (to put oneself in a resting position)

Latin

1 entries

reclīnō verb (to lean back)

Māori

2 entries

noho verb (to put oneself in a resting position)
tīpapa verb (to put oneself in a resting position)

Persian

1 entries

بر پشت دراز کشیدن verb (to cause to lean back; to bend back)

Portuguese

4 entries

apoiar verb (to put in a resting position)
deitar verb (to put oneself in a resting position)
reclinar verb (to cause to lean back; to bend back)
reclinar verb (to lean back)

Rapa Nui

1 entries

moe verb (to put oneself in a resting position)

Russian

4 entries

отки́дывать verb (to cause to lean back; to bend back)
отки́дываться verb (to lean back)
отки́нуть verb (to cause to lean back; to bend back)
отки́нуться verb (to lean back)

Sanskrit

1 entries

श्रयति verb (to put in a resting position)

Tibetan

4 entries

གན་རྐྱལ་ཉལ verb (to put oneself in a resting position)
གཞོགས་སྙེས་རྒྱག verb (to put in a resting position)
བཀྱེད verb (to cause to lean back; to bend back)
སྙེས verb (to lean back)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Aeolus spoke thus in reply: "It is yours, O queen, to express what you wish; my task is to obey your commands. You grant me control over this kingdom, such as it is, the scepters and Jupiter; you allow me to recline at the feasts of the gods, and to hold the power of the clouds and the storms."

Source: tatoeba (6678391)

There, flocking in, the Trojans and their King / recline on purple coverlets outspread.

Source: tatoeba (6800166)

There, entering too, on broidered seats recline / the Tyrians, crowding through the festive court.

Source: tatoeba (6800180)

Recline.

Source: tatoeba (9192366)

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