recline
verb
re·cline
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reclined;
reclining
Definition of recline
: to cause or permit to incline backwards
Examples of recline in a Sentence
She was reclining on the sofa, watching TV.
The theater has reclining seats.
He reclined his seat so that he could nap more comfortably.
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Recent Examples on the Web
The Springwoods Village theater will also debut a boutique auditorium with 30 reclining seats. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Retail wrap: Star Cinema Grill, Juicy Crawfish, Ãœberrito continue Houston expansion," 30 Aug. 2019 OurBus, which started in 2016, doesn’t own any buses but instead contracts with tour bus companies for high-end vehicles with Wi-Fi and reclining seats, the kind of buses typically chartered for business conferences or traveling sports teams. — Mary Wisniewski, chicagotribune.com, "‘Crowd-sourced’ bus between Chicago and Indianapolis will become permanent," 23 Aug. 2019 Each of the reclining leather seats is 2-½ feet wide, with four feet of leg room. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "At the new-look Cinepolis West Hartford, you’ll find luxury seating, in-theater waitstaff and soon, a full bar," 12 Aug. 2019 There is a top-of-the-line theater with 34 plump reclining seats where tenants can make reservations and choose from hundreds of movies to watch with a few computer clicks. — Los Angeles Times, "Los Angeles apartment owners race to add luxury amenities," 11 Aug. 2019 There’s even room enough for a reclining rear seat. — Washington Post, "Edmunds compares 2019 Ford F-150 and Ram 1500," 7 Aug. 2019 Rival movie theaters offering reclining seats at lower prices have particularly hurt iPic. — Bloomberg News, al, "Teachers’ Retirement System of Alabama giving luxury theater chain a $16 million bankruptcy loan," 5 Aug. 2019 Rival movie theaters offering reclining seats at lower prices have particularly hurt iPic. — Jeremy Hill, Fortune, "iPic Movie Chain Files for Bankruptcy and May Sell Itself," 5 Aug. 2019 Flights have been forced to make unscheduled landings because passengers were bickering over reclining seats. — Time, "Legroom on Planes Has Been Shrinking for Years. It's About to Get Much, Much Worse," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'recline.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for recline
recline
verb
English Language Learners Definition of recline
formal
: to sit back or lie down in a relaxed manner
: to lean backward
See the full definition for recline in the English Language Learners Dictionary
recline
verb
re·cline
| \ ri-ˈklīn
\
\
reclined;
reclining
Kids Definition of recline
1
: to lie down or sit back usually in a relaxed way
2
: to lean backward
Does that chair recline?
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