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# reclining

adjective; verb form (recline, reclines, reclined, reclining)

«reclining» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Leaning or lying back in a relaxed way: «a reclining figure». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#m1)
2. (of seats) Able to tip back: «a reclining chair», «reclining seats on a plane». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#m2)
3. (verb) Lying back or leaning back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life reclining seats are on coaches, planes and sofas; in art lessons a «reclining figure» is a statue or painting of a person lying back (Henry Moore's sculptures). Phrases: «reclining seat», «reclining chair», «a reclining figure», «reclining Buddha».

### Examples

- Grandad fell asleep in his reclining chair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x1)
- The coach had reclining seats for the long trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x2)
- Henry Moore made big statues of reclining figures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x3)
- The cat was reclining on the warm windowsill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x4)
- In Thailand there is a huge reclining Buddha statue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x5)
- Please put your reclining seat upright for landing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x6)
- "Here," said Noureddin, "let us pass the night," and reclining on the sofas they soon fell asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/#x7)

### Note

Verb: recline; noun: recliner (a chair that leans back). Politeness: check behind you before reclining your seat on a plane or coach. Not the same as «declining» (going down, saying no).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reclining» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reclining/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reclining» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reclining.html) on Mova free.