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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | recliner, from Latin reclinare, from clinare 'to bend' |
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re‧cline
1 [intransitive] formal to lie or lean back in a relaxed way
recline in/on 
I spent Sunday reclining in a deck chair.A solitary figure was reclining on the grass.
I spent Sunday reclining in a deck chair.A solitary figure was reclining on the grass.2 [intransitive and transitive] if you recline a seat, or if it reclines, you lower the back of the seat so that you can lean back in it
