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| 1. | having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger. |
| 2. | having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward. |
| 3. | lying flat; prostrate. |
| 4. | having a downward direction or slope. |
| 5. | having the palm downward, as the hand. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L prōnus turned or leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed, prone]
] —Related forms
pronely, adverb
proneness, noun
—Synonyms 1. apt, subject, tending. 3. recumbent.
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| a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated. |
[Origin: 1660–70; < F prône grill, grating (separating chancel from nave); so called because notices and addresses were delivered there]
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| prone
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adj.
adv. In a prone manner: The patient was lying prone on the bed. [Middle English, inclined, disposed, from Latin prōnus, leaning forward; see per1 in Indo-European roots.] prone'ly adv., prone'ness n. |
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prone
1382, "naturally inclined to something, apt, liable," from L. pronus "bent forward, inclined to," from adverbial form of pro- "forward." Meaning "lying face-down" is first recorded 1578. Both lit. and fig. senses were in L.; fig. is older in Eng.
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| prone | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone" |
| 2. | lying face downward |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
prone1 [prəun] adjective
lying flat, especially face downwards
prone2 [prəun] adjective
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(with to) inclined to; likely to experience etc
Example: He is prone to illness.
Example: He is prone to illness.
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prone (prōn)
adj.
- Lying with the front or face downward.
- Having a tendency; inclined.
In a prone manner.
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Main Entry: prone
Pronunciation: 'prOn
Function: adjective
: having the front or ventral surface downward; especially : lying facedown —prone adverb
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Prone
Prone\, a. [L. pronus, akin to Gr. ?, ?, Skr. pravana sloping, inclined, and also to L. pro forward, for. See Pro-.]1. Bending forward; inclined; not erect. Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone. --Milton. 2. Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine. Which, as the wind, Blew where it listed, laying all things prone. --Byron. 3. Headlong; running downward or headlong. "Down thither prone in flight." --Milton. 4. Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level. Since the floods demand, For their descent, a prone and sinking land. --Blackmore. 5. Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to. "Prone to mischief." --Shak. Poets are nearly all prone to melancholy. --Landor.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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