prone

adjective

/prəʊn/

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likely to suffer from something or to do something bad synonym liable
- prone to something prone to injury
- Working without a break makes you more prone to error.
- prone to do something Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs.
- prone to doing something people who are genetically prone to putting on weight
Extra Examples
- The M40 through Oxfordshire is notoriously prone to fog.
- Sun removes the oil and wax, leaving the leather prone to cracking.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
-prone
(in adjectives) likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned
- error-prone
- injury-prone
see also accident-prone
(formal) lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground synonym prostrate
- The victim lay prone without moving.
- He was found lying in a prone position.
compare supine

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin pronus ‘leaning forward’, from pro ‘forwards’.

单词	prone
释义	prone adjective /prəʊn/ /prəʊn/ jump to other results likely to suffer from something or to do something bad synonym liable prone to something prone to injury Working without a break makes you more prone to error. prone to do something Tired drivers were found to be particularly prone to ignore warning signs. prone to doing something people who are genetically prone to putting on weight Extra Examples The M40 through Oxfordshire is notoriously prone to fog. Sun removes the oil and wax, leaving the leather prone to cracking. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to See full entry -prone (in adjectives) likely to suffer or do the thing mentioned error-prone injury-prone see also accident-prone (formal) lying flat with the front of your body touching the ground synonym prostrate The victim lay prone without moving. He was found lying in a prone position. compare supine Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin pronus ‘leaning forward’, from pro ‘forwards’.
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