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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prone1 /proʊn/USA pronunciation adj. - having a natural tendency toward something;
disposed;
liable;
likely to suffer from:[be + ~ + to]was prone to anger. - having the front of the body downward;
lying facedown.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prone1 (prōn),USA pronunciation adj. - 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. - Physiologyhaving a downward direction or slope.
- Physiologyhaving the palm downward, as the hand.
- Latin prōnus turned or leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed, prone
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged apt, subject, tending.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged recumbent.
prone2 (prōn),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- French prône grill, grating (separating chancel from nave); so called because notices and addresses were delivered there
- 1660–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prone /prəʊn/ adj - lying flat or face downwards; prostrate
- sloping or tending downwards
- having an inclination to do something
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin prōnus bent forward, from pro-1ˈpronely adv ˈproneness n Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -prone adj combining form - liable or disposed to suffer: accident-prone
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