Meaning

1 senses

  1. To place in a prone position, to place face down.

Examples

60 sentences

  1. He is prone to getting excited.

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  2. Tom is prone to temper tantrums.

    ruТом склонен к вспышкам гнева. — Balamax

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  3. Elderly people are prone to illness.

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  4. Tom is prone to mood swings.

    ruТом склонен к переменам настроения. — Ooneykcall

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  5. Tom is very accident-prone.

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Origin

From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or incl

From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).

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Forms

prones, proning, proned, proned
Base formprone · to prone
3rd person singularprones
Present participleproning
Past simpleproned
Past participleproned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprone
he, she, itprones

Past simpleLesson

all personsproned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave proned
he, she, ithas proned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill prone

Word family

1 related words
Derivedprone out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
promptB2promptlyB2prongpronounB1pronounceA2
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