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prone P0595100 (prōn)adj.1. Lying with the front or face downward.2. Having a tendency; inclined. Often used in combination: paper that is prone to yellowing; an accident-prone child.adv. In a prone manner: The patient was lying prone on the bed.
[Middle English, inclined, disposed, from Latin prōnus, leaning forward; see per in Indo-European roots.]
prone′ly adv.prone′ness n.prone (prəʊn) adj1. lying flat or face downwards; prostrate2. sloping or tending downwards3. having an inclination to do something[C14: from Latin prōnus bent forward, from pro-1] ˈpronely adv ˈproneness nprone (proʊn)
adj. 1. having a natural tendency toward something; disposed; liable: prone to anger. 2. with the front or ventral part downward; lying facedown. 3. lying flat; prostrate. 4. having a downward direction or slope. [1350–1400; < Latin prōnus leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed] prone′ly, adv. prone′ness, 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.
Thesaurus| 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 downwardprostrateunerect - not upright in position or posture |
proneadjective1. liable, given, subject, inclined, tending, bent, disposed, susceptible, apt, predisposed For all her experience, she was still prone to nerves.
liable disinclined, indisposed2. 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, supineproneadjective1. Lying down:decumbent, flat, horizontal, procumbent, prostrate, recumbent.2. Having or showing a tendency or likelihood:apt, disposed, given, inclined, liable, likely.3. Tending to incur:liable, open, subject, susceptible, susceptive, vulnerable.Translationsprone (prəun) adjective1. lying flat, especially face downwards. 面向下的，俯臥的 面向下的，俯卧的 2. (with to) inclined to; likely to experience etc. He is prone to illness. 易於...的 易于...的
IdiomsSeeprone toEncyclopediaSeeprocumbentprone
prone [prōn] lying face downward, or on the ventral surface; see also position" >prone position. Called also procumbent.prone (prōn), Do not confuse this word with supine. Denoting:1. The body when lying face downward. 2. Pronation of the forearm or foot. [L. pronus, bending down or forward] prone (prōn)adj. Lying with the front or face downward.adv. In a prone manner: The patient was lying prone on the bed.
prone′ly adv.prone′ness n.prone Medtalk adjective 1. Facing downward. See Position.2. Tending toward. See Exposure-prone.prone (prōn) 1. Denoting the position of the body when lying face downward. 2. The position of hand or foot with volar surface downward. [L. pronus, bending down or forward]prone Lying with the front of the body downward. Face downward. Compare SUPINE.prone (prōn) 1. The body when lying face downward. 2. Pronation of forearm or foot. [L. pronus, bending down or forward]Patient discussion about proneQ. Is it true that tomato seeds, eggplant seeds and the like are prone to causing appendicitis? Is it true that eating tomato with the seeds, eggplant with the seeds and the like are prone to causing appendicitis? Thanks again guys. You're all great.A. No. Things with seeds are irritants to a condition called diverticulitis where pockets in the intestines become inflamed. the seeds sort of deposit there and become infected. Appendicitis is just an inflammation of your appendix plain and simple, no particular cause is really pinpointed. More discussions about proneSee PR
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Related to prone: blue movieSynonyms for proneadj liableSynonyms- liable
- given
- subject
- inclined
- tending
- bent
- disposed
- susceptible
- apt
- predisposed
Antonymsadj face downSynonyms- face down
- flat
- lying down
- horizontal
- prostrate
- recumbent
- procumbent
Antonyms- erect
- upright
- vertical
- face up
- perpendicular
- supine
Synonyms for proneadj lying downSynonyms- decumbent
- flat
- horizontal
- procumbent
- prostrate
- recumbent
adj having or showing a tendency or likelihoodSynonyms- apt
- disposed
- given
- inclined
- liable
- likely
adj tending to incurSynonyms- liable
- open
- subject
- susceptible
- susceptive
- vulnerable
Synonyms for proneadj having a tendency (to)Related Wordsadj lying face downwardSynonymsRelated Words |