English-German translations for recline

• liegend
• relaxen
• zurücklegen
• zurücklehnen

Definition of recline

• To cause to lean back; to bend back
• To lean back
• To put oneself in a resting position
• 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

Examples

• She reclined her arms on the table and sighed.
• to recline against a wall
• to recline on a couch

Related words

• incline
• lie down
• lie back