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prone
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prone  (prn)
adj.
1. Lying with the front or face downward.
2. Having a tendency; inclined: paper that is prone to yellowing; children who are prone to mischief.
adv.
In a prone manner: The patient was lying prone on the bed.

[Middle English, inclined, disposed, from Latin prnus, leaning forward; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]

pronely adv.
proneness n.

prone [prəʊn]
adj
1. lying flat or face downwards; prostrate
2. sloping or tending downwards
3. having an inclination to do something
[from Latin prōnus bent forward, from pro-1]
pronely  adv
proneness  n

prone
  • bellicose, belligerent - Bellicose orients "prone to fighting" toward an individual, while belligerent refers to an organized body, a national or political entity—a person is bellicose, a nation is belligerent.
  • grovel, groveling - Grovel is a back-formation from groveling—which first meant "face downward in a prone or prostrate position."
  • prone, prostrate, supine - Prone is lying on your face—facing downwards—which is also true for prostrate, but only in expressing adoration or begging for protection; supine is lying on your back.
  • kratogen - The dormant area of land lying next to one that is prone to earthquakes.
  • ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
    Adj.1.prone - having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"
    inclined - (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody"
    2.prone - lying face downward
    unerect - not upright in position or posture

    prone
    adjective
    1. liable, given, subject, inclined, tending, bent, disposed, susceptible, apt, predisposed For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves.
    liable disinclined, indisposed
    2. face down, flat, lying down, horizontal, prostrate, recumbent, procumbent Bob slid from his chair and lay prone on the floor.
    face down erect, upright, vertical, face up, perpendicular, supine
    Translations
    prone [prəʊn] ADJ
    1. (= face down) to be proneestar postrado(boca abajo)
    2. (= liable) to be prone to do sthser propenso or tener tendencia a hacer algo
    to be prone to sthser propenso a algo

    prone [ˈprəʊn]
    adj
    (= liable) to be prone to sth [+ depression, infection, nerves, heart attack] → être sujet(te) à qch
    He was prone to depression → Il était sujet à la dépression.; [+ violence] → être enclin(e) à qch
    We know males are more prone to violence → Nous savons que les hommes sont plus enclins à la violence.
    to be prone to do sth → être susceptible de faire qch
    People with fair skin are more prone to develop skin cancer → Les personnes à la peau claire sont plus susceptibles de développer un cancer de la peau. accident prone, injury-prone
    (= lying) → couché(e) (face contre terre)
    adv
    to lie prone → être couché(e) face contre terre

    prone
    adj
    (= lying) to be or lie proneauf dem Bauch liegen; in a prone positionin Bauchlage
    (= liable) to be prone to somethingzu etw neigen; to be prone to do somethingdazu neigen, etw zu tun

    prone [prəʊn] adj
    a. (face down) → a faccia in giù, prono/a
    b. (liable) prone toincline a, propenso/a a
    to be prone to illness → essere or andare soggetto/a a malattie
    she is prone to burst into tears if ... → scoppia facilmente in lacrime se...

    prone
    adj prone [prəun]
    1 lying flat, especially face downwards. gesig na onder مُنْبَطِح على وَجْهِه проснат ležící tváří dolů næsegrus hingestreckt πεσμένος μπρούμυτα postrado maaslamav دمر vatsallaan couché à plat ventre שָׁכוּב אַפָּיִים אַרצָה दण्डवत किया हुआ hason fekvő tengkurap sem liggur flatur (á grúfu) prostrato ひれ伏した 엎드린 kniūpsčias, paslikas uz mutes/vēdera gulošs tertiarap vooroverliggend nesegrus, utstrakt leżący (twarzą w dół) na ziemi deitado întins la pământ, cul­cat pe burtă распростёртый ležiaci tvárou dolu ležeč (na trebuhu) ispružen framstupa นอนคว่ำ yüzükoyun yatmış 面向下平臥的,俯臥的 розпростертий; такий, що лежить ниць منھ کے بل گرا ہوا nằm sóng soài
    2 (withto) inclined to; likely to experience etc He is prone to illness. geneig tot مَيّال إلى، عُرْضَةً لِ склонен náchylný (k) have tilbøjelighed til neigend επιρρεπής propenso a aldis مستعد taipuvainen prédisposé à מוַּעד ל- प्रणत, अधोवृत, अधस्तन hajlamos vmire rawan hneigður (til e-s) incline ~しがちな (~하는) 경향이 있는 linkęs disponēts; ar tieksmi uz mudah vatbaar voor tilbøyelig til podatny propenso predispus la склонный (к) náchylný (k) nagnjen (k čemu) sklon fallen, benägen ที่มีแนวโน้ม yatkın, ...-e eğilimli 易於...的 схильний متاثر ہونے والا nghiêng về ...的


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