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prone

1

[ prohn ]

adjective

  1. having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable:

    to be prone to anger.

    Synonyms: subject, apt

  2. having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward.
  3. lying flat; prostrate.

    Synonyms: recumbent

  4. having a downward direction or slope.
  5. having the palm downward, as the hand.


prone

2

[ prohn ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. lying flat or face downwards; prostrate
  2. sloping or tending downwards
  3. having an inclination to do something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


-prone

2

combining form

  1. liable or disposed to suffer

    accident-prone

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈpronely, adverb
  • ˈproneness, noun
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Other Words From

  • pronely adverb
  • proneness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prone1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin prōnus “turned or leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed,” adverb based on prō pro 1( def )

Origin of prone2

First recorded in 1660–70; from French prône “grill, grating (separating chancel from nave),” so called because notices and addresses were delivered there, from Old French prodne, prorne, prosne, by way of a Medieval Latin or Late Latin intermediary such as protinum (unrecorded) from Latin prothyrum “foyer, porch, vestibule,” from Greek próthyron, from pró pro- 2( def ) + thýra “door” ( door ( def ) )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prone1

C14: from Latin prōnus bent forward, from pro- 1
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Example Sentences

As the machines become more controllable and less error-prone, they become more useful.

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Alcántara doesn’t fit with Liverpool’s recent transfer strategy — he’s 29 and injury prone — but he would certainly give the Reds a different look going forward.

There is no doubt that many people would be prone to anthropomorphize even a simple chatbot built with GPT-3.

Here’s an example of the tool in action on a million-dollar property in flood-prone Beverly Hills, Calif.

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While in the future we may be able to build quantum computers that are less prone to disturbances, in the meantime we will need to find ways to mitigate the errors they cause.

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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