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prone

UK
/prəʊn/
US
/proʊn/

Translations

proneadjective
more prone
Comp.
most prone
Super.
UK
/prəʊn/
US
/proʊn/
He is prone to making mistakes when he is tired.
Он склонный делать ошибки, когда устал.
The area is prone to flooding during heavy rains.
Этот район подверженный наводнениям во время сильных дождей.
Additional translations
лежащий ничком
возможный
Synonyms
vulnerable
liable
disposed
inclined
susceptible
Antonyms
standing
upright
proneverb
proned
Past Simple
proned
Past Participle
proning
Gerund
UK
/prəʊn/
US
/proʊn/
Rare but attested; means to place someone/something (or oneself) in a prone position.

Definitions

proneadjective
Likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome.
He is prone to making mistakes when he is tired.
Lying flat, especially face downward.
The soldier was found in a prone position on the battlefield.
proneverb
To position (a person or object) so that it is lying flat, especially face downward.
The therapist carefully proned the patient to improve ventilation.
To move or lie oneself in a prone position, often with the particle "out."
The marine proned out behind the sandbag wall.
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