neigen
/ˈnaɪ̯ɡən/ verb B2- to incline, slant, tilt, bend, lower (move something in some direction by bowing or turning slightly) · Die Sträucher neigen ihre Zweige. The shrubs are lowering their twigs.
- to incline, slant, lean, bow (intransitive use always requires an adverb of place) · Die Wand neigt sich. The wall is slanting.· Die Wand neigt (sich) zur Seite. The wall is slanting to the side.
- to be inclined, to tend towards, to have a preference for · Ich neige zu dieser Lösung. I am inclined to this solution.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- neigen
- Present (er)
- neigt
- Präteritum (er)
- neigte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geneigt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu neigen
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