propensus ad aliquid (easily moved to anything): proclivis ad aliquid: pronus in or ad aliquid (easily falling into anything; e.g., diseases, rage, passions, etc. Before Tac., pronus only of instinctive, passionate, and therefore pernicious inclinations): studiosus alicujus rei (fond of): inclinatus or inclinatior ad aliquid or ad aliquem (e.g., inclinati ad bellum animi; plebs inclinatior ad Poenos). I am more inclined to believe that, etc., magis ut arbitrer (with accusative or infinitive) inclinat animus (Liv., 7, 9). I am inclined to think, believe, etc. (1) by perfect subjunctive, crediderim (usually only a modest expression of what one really believes): (2) haud scio an, nescio an, dubito an (all implying positive opinion under the expression of ignorance and doubt). ☞ In the literal translation of these forms by “I don’t know whether,” “I doubt whether,” the “not” or other negative is to be omitted, if expressed in English, and vice versa: I am inclined to think it is so (i. e., don’t know whether it is not so), haud scio an ita sit: I am inclined to place Thrasybulus first (i. e., doubt whether I should not place him first), dubito an Thrasybulam primum omnium ponam (Nep.). I am inclined to think he would have no equal (i. e., don’t know whether he would have had any equal), nescio an habuisset parem neminem. To be inclined to anything, propensum esse ad aliquid: alicui rei studere: delabi ad aliquid (to become gradually more and more inclined to it; e.g., quotidie magis magisque ad aequitatem): I am the more inclined to think, eo magis adducor, ut credam, etc.: I am inclined to do anything, inclinat animus, ut, etc.: not to be inclined to anything, ab aliqua re alienum esse, abhorrere (the latter, if there is an antipathy). Favorably inclined, alicujus studiosus: alicui amicus: propitius (mostly of the gods; seldom of men; ☞ Brem., ad Nep., Dion., 9, 6): benevolus (wishing one well; of men). To be favorably inclined to anything or anybody, (se) inclinare ad (or in) aliquem or aliquid: inclinatione voluntatis propendere in aliquem (to feel one’s self drawn by inclination toward anybody); acclinare se ad alicujus causam (to anybody’s cause or parly, Liv., 4, 48: ☞ animum suum acclinare ad aliquam sententiam has no authority); favere alicui. We are naturally inclined to favor those who, etc., natura fert, ut iis faveamus, qui, etc.