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- adjectiveprone (adjective)
- (prone to/prone to do something)likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome:"years of logging had left the mountains prone to mudslides" · "he is prone to jump to conclusions"
- lying on one's front with face downward:"I was lying prone on a foam mattress" · "a prone position"
- technicaldenoting the position of the forearm with the palm of the hand facing downward.
- archaicwith a downward slope or direction.
verbprone (verb) · prones (third person present) · proned (past tense) · proned (past participle) · proning (present participle)- medicineturn (a patient) so as to lie face down for a period of time in order to improve the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs during mechanical ventilation:"twice a day he was proned to try and get as much oxygen into his body as possible" · "proning a patient can take a minimum of six people" · "proning is a vital technique used in the treatment of Covid-19"
- US ENGLISH(prone out)drop into a prone position; lie face down:"they searched him and told him to prone out on the ground next to his car" · "I had nine people proned out on the ground"
Originlate Middle English: from Latin pronus ‘leaning forward’, from pro ‘forwards’.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective- likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome:
- lying on one's front with face downward:
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- Prone can mean:
- Lying on your chest, with your face looking down1.
- Having a tendency or inclination2. For example, someone can be prone to forget names or prone to anger.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.prone adjective (LYING DOWN) [ not gradable ] lying on your chest, with your face looking down: The injured player was lifted into a cart and driven off the field in a prone position.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/prone: having a tendency or inclination : being likely often used with to prone to forget names His relatives are prone to heart disease. Those batteries are prone to corrosion. a process that's prone to error … a great quarterback prone to the occasional, inevitable mistake.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prone Prone Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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To be prone to something, usually something bad, means to have a tendency to be affected by it or to do it.
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