What is "prone" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does prone mean in English? Meaning of prone definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "prone" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "prone": having a tendency (to); often used in combination

Adjective

  • Meaning: having a tendency (to); often used in combination
  • Example: a child prone to mischief failure-prone
  • Synonyms: prone
  • Similar: inclined
  • Meaning of "prone": lying face downward

    Adjective

  • Meaning: lying face downward
  • Synonyms: prone prostrate
  • Similar: unerect
  • Adjective: Lying face downward; prostrate.Wp 1907, Robert W. Chambers, chapter I, The Younger Set: But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.1907, Robert W. Chambers, chapter I, The Younger Set: But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.Having a downward inclination or slope.Shooting from a lying down position.Predisposed, liable, inclined.
  • Synonyms:

    flat, horizontal, level, prostrate, reclining, recumbent, supine, decumbent, procumbent, face down, resupine, devoted, exposed, susceptible, inclined, apt, sensitive, willing, ready, bent, disposed, given, minded, open, predisposed, subject, tending, fain,

    Antonyms:

    sitting, unlikely, straight, upright, improbably, unsuitable, disinclined, unskilled, unprepared, unwilling, sitting, unlikely, unsusceptible, straight, upright, improbably,

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    prone in English: prone
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