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prone
1[ prohn ]
adjective
- having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable:
to be prone to anger.
- having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward.
- lying flat; prostrate.
Synonyms: recumbent
- having a downward direction or slope.
- having the palm downward, as the hand.
prone
2[ prohn ]
noun
- a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
prone
1/ prəʊn /
adjective
- lying flat or face downwards; prostrate
- sloping or tending downwards
- having an inclination to do something
-prone
2combining form
- liable or disposed to suffer
accident-prone
Derived Forms
- ˈpronely, adverb
- ˈproneness, noun
Other Words From
- pronely adverb
- proneness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of prone1
Origin of prone2
Word History and Origins
Origin of prone1
Example Sentences
He was funny and self-effacing, though prone to fits of anger.
That gave a huge advantage to the sunny Republican prone to hugging supporters.
Did her handlers fear what for the gaffe-prone Republican might say?
Some kids are prone to letting their minds wander and daydreaming.
For people prone to believe doctors like me are part of some malign conspiracy, nothing I say will make a difference.
Last night I saw Jean Baptiste lying prone upon the floor, and knew that she had beaten him down to it, and he had not resisted.
He was flung down heavily, and pinned prone in a corner by one of those bullies who knelt on his spine.
They are extremely prone to change, and in presence of animal matters readily ferment, and are converted into salts of ammonia.
And here I was, prone and helpless, being powwowed not for one ailment, but for all the diseases known in Happy Valley.
Man is innately more prone to good than to evil; and the path of his destiny is upward.
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