Definition of "recline" in английский

verb

1. (transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.

2. (transitive) To put in a resting position.

   • She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.

3. (intransitive) To lean back.

   • to recline against a wall

4. (intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position.

   • to recline on a couch

noun

1. A mechanism for lowering the back of a seat to support a less upright position; Also, the action of lowering the back using such a mechanism.