Meaning

2 senses
  1. Inclined to; having a tendency to.

    Men are naturally exceeding prone to deceive themselves in the opinion they have of themselves.

    Some trees are prone to disease in an urban setting.

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    склонный кsklonnyj k

  2. Having the potential to.

Examples

51 sentences
  1. He is prone to getting excited.

  2. Tom is prone to temper tantrums.

    ruТом склонен к вспышкам гнева. — Balamax

  3. Elderly people are prone to illness.

  4. Tom is prone to mood swings.

    ruТом склонен к переменам настроения. — Ooneykcall

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  5. Is Tom prone to violence?

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
inclined to; having a tendency to:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
inclined to; having a tendency to:

Forms

more prone to, most prone to
Comparativemore prone to Lesson
Superlativemost prone to Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prone to — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto