prone

[US]/prəʊn/
[UK]/proʊn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. inclined to; likely to; lying face down.

Phrases & Collocations

prone to accidents

prone to errors

prone to illness

prone to procrastination

prone to failure

prone position

Example Sentences

He was prone to anger.

She is prone to colds.

he is prone to jump to conclusions.

I was lying prone on a foam mattress.

The patient was lying prone on the bed.

paper that is prone to yellowing; children who are prone to mischief.

he bestrode me, defending my prone body.

my research assistant is prone to flights of fancy.

he knew himself all too prone to indiscretion.

they are prone to nervous breakdowns if overstressed.

He was prone to indigestion after rich restaurant meals.

years of logging had left the mountains prone to mudslides.

Mild mutations in XPF cause the cancer-prone syndrome xeroderma pigmentosum.

The police found him in a prone position with a knife in his back.

Ethnic minorities are more prone to unemployment. Further, this disadvantage extends to other areas of life.

Hypertrophied myocardium is prone to proarrhythmic toxicity and development of the torsade de pointes type of ventricular tachycardia.

Real-world Examples

Cloud storages are also prone to hacking.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

I was prone to meditating on time and age.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2016 Compilation

Some of those were prone to catching fire.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

And that can leave You really prone to developing an infection.

Source: Connection Magazine

Prone to exaggerate the size of the catch.

Source: Goodbye, Christopher Robin.

Drought is a natural disaster that South Africans prone to.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation February 2018

He was prone to do things that animals are prone to do.

Source: Fastrack IELTS Reading High Score Secrets

Airports that are prone to snow storms.

Source: CNN Listening November 2013 Collection

Ginny seemed very prone to knocking things over whenever Harry entered a room.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Chile is one of the world's most earthquake prone countries.

Source: VOA Standard April 2014 Collection

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