skłonić

Meaning

1. to prompt, to prod, to induce (to lead someone toward what they should say or do)
2. to lower, to bow, to incline (to point downward)
3. to bow, to take a bow (to point the upper part of the body downward to show respect to someone) [with przed (+ instrumental)] or
4. to incline, to tend, to lean (to tend to do or believe something)
5. to approach a specific point in time or space

Hyphenated as

skło‧nić

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskwɔ.ɲit͡ɕ/

Etymology

From s- + kłonić.

Sentences

I tak był dumny z siebie , że Staś zaledwie zdołał go skłonić .

And he was so proud of himself that Stas barely managed to persuade him.