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Meaning of 'prone'
Meaning of 'prone' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Prone 
[ a.]
- Bending forward; inclined; not erect. [ a.]- Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine.
- Headlong; running downward or headlong.
- Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level.
- Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.
Meaning of 'prone' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. prone [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- having a tendency (to); often used in combination
- having a tendency (to); often used in combination
Example in sentence:
- a child prone to mischief;
- failure-prone
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