ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RECLINE
From Old French recliner, from Latin reclīnāre to lean back, from re- + clīnāre to lean1.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RECLINE
PRESENT
Present
I recline
you recline
he/she/it reclines
we recline
you recline
they recline
Present continuous
I am reclining
you are reclining
he/she/it is reclining
we are reclining
you are reclining
they are reclining
Present perfect
I have reclined
you have reclined
he/she/it has reclined
we have reclined
you have reclined
they have reclined
Present perfect continuous
I have been reclining
you have been reclining
he/she/it has been reclining
we have been reclining
you have been reclining
they have been reclining
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I reclined
you reclined
he/she/it reclined
we reclined
you reclined
they reclined
Past continuous
I was reclining
you were reclining
he/she/it was reclining
we were reclining
you were reclining
they were reclining
Past perfect
I had reclined
you had reclined
he/she/it had reclined
we had reclined
you had reclined
they had reclined
Past perfect continuous
I had been reclining
you had been reclining
he/she/it had been reclining
we had been reclining
you had been reclining
they had been reclining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will recline
you will recline
he/she/it will recline
we will recline
you will recline
they will recline
Future continuous
I will be reclining
you will be reclining
he/she/it will be reclining
we will be reclining
you will be reclining
they will be reclining
Future perfect
I will have reclined
you will have reclined
he/she/it will have reclined
we will have reclined
you will have reclined
they will have reclined
Future perfect continuous
I will have been reclining
you will have been reclining
he/she/it will have been reclining
we will have been reclining
you will have been reclining
they will have been reclining
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would recline
you would recline
he/she/it would recline
we would recline
you would recline
they would recline
Conditional continuous
I would be reclining
you would be reclining
he/she/it would be reclining
we would be reclining
you would be reclining
they would be reclining
Conditional perfect
I would have recline
you would have recline
he/she/it would have recline
we would have recline
you would have recline
they would have recline
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been reclining
you would have been reclining
he/she/it would have been reclining
we would have been reclining
you would have been reclining
they would have been reclining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you recline
we let´s recline
you recline
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
reclining
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECLINE»
Discover the use of
recline in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
recline and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Bronze. Slumberz. Wish there was a way For me to leave home. I know one day, I
'll leave home. I need sleep first, I need to rest my eyes. Please someone sing me
A lullaby. I want to leave here So I can be an artist. It's 11:00, Street lights.
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Advances in Central Nervous System Research and Treatment: ...
University of Oklahoma: Effect of wheelchair tilt-in-space and recline angles on
skin perfusion over the ischial tuberosity in people with spinal cord injury New
research, 'Effect of wheelchair tilt-in-space and recline angles on skin perfusion
over ...
3
Hard Facts About Soft Machines: The Ergonomics Of Seating
Some chair backrests recline at different rates from the seat pans; others drop as
they recline. Some seats slide forward as their backrests recline. There are also
chairs whose seat pans both incline forward and recline back. Some chairs use ...
Rani Lueder, Kageyu Noro, 1994
Recline In My Soul is a collection of poems mapping the stages of one man's awakening: The Call, Revelations, In the Key of Love, Sweet Beloved, Soul, The Friend and Gifts of Sophia.
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Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
However, because the pressure relief provided by tilt lacks the shear effects
inherent with full recline, tilt is the preferred method for preserving skin integrity.
Like recline, the tilted position is beneficial for shifting body orientation in space
and ...
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Cook and Hussey's Assistive Technologies: Principles and ...
A Figure 12-6 Tilt-and-recline wheelchair supporting structures. A, Supporting
structure with tilt feature (Courtesy Sunrise Medical.) around a fixed axis,
changing the orientation in space. Recline refers changing the seat to back angle
, resulting ...
Albert M. Cook, Janice Miller Polgar, 2013
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Mishnah Berurah, Vol. 15 (5B) (Large):
A woman (12) is not required to recline except when she is an important /
personage/. Gloss: All our women are classed as important /personages/. (...)
However, they have not adopted the practice of reclining, because they rely on
the view of ...
Israel Meir (ha-Kohen), Aviel Orenstein, 1995
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Honor Thy Father and Mother: Filial Responsibility in Jewish ...
must recline. The scholars asked: "What about a disciple in his teacher's
presence?" Come and hear, for Abaye said: "When we were at the master's
house, we used to recline on each other's knees. When we came to R. Joseph's
house, ...
Gerald J. Blidstein, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECLINE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
recline is used in the context of the following news items.
German airline fined $31K because seat wouldn't recline
(USA TODAY) -- Next time you encounter an airline passenger seat that wont recline all the way, say something. Lufthansa recently had to pay up after business ... «WTSP 10 News, Jun 15»
Reclining seats: A guide to airline etiquette
Remember last summer's debate about recline rage on planes? READ MORE: United flight diverts over 'Knee Defender' fight. Betty Austin-Ware doesn't need a ... «USA TODAY, Jan 15»
Qantas' new business class seats allow you to fully recline and SLEEP
Qantas has unveiled its new business suites featuring seats that allow customers to fully recline and sleep during take-off and landing. The new seats will be ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
Two Economists Tackle The Airplane Dilemma–To Recline Or Not …
A survey found 91 percent of flyers want the airlines to do away with reclining seats altogether. But research by Christopher Buccafusco at the Illinois Institute of ... «CBS Local, Sep 14»
Who Deserves the Space: The Airplane Seat Recliner or Reclinee?
Specifically, the 4 inches that a coach passenger gains—and that the passenger directly behind loses—when he reclines his seat a few degrees from vertical. «Slate Magazine, Sep 14»
The recline of civilization aboard flights
The decision about whether to recline airline seats has been passengers' most vexing question since tempers turned hot over that issue around Labor Day with ... «The Seattle Times, Sep 14»
The recline of civilization
The decision about whether to recline one's airline seat has been a flier's most vexing question since tempers turned hot over that issue around Labor Day. «Chicago Tribune, Sep 14»
Airline Passengers! Is There a Right to Recline?
It's called the Knee Defender. But I prefer to think of it as the Schmuck Identifier. It was dreamed up by a tall man who was tired of getting his knees slammed ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
Who Needs A 'Knee Defender' If Passengers Can Just Recline Their …
That's the guerrilla comfort device that, when surreptitiously inserted in the crook of the seat in front of you, prevents said seat from reclining. The Knee Defender ... «Business Insider, Sep 14»
These Two Airlines Are Immune to “Recline Rage”
Reclining seats on planes are all the rage these days—literally. People are either enraged at the jerks who try to prevent fellow airline riders from reclining their ... «Slate Magazine, Sep 14»
