Prone
/pɹəʊn/ adj, name, verb
adj, name, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To place in a prone position, to place face down.
Adjective
- 1 Lying face-down.
"prone position"
- 2 Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.
"The hand is in the prone position typically when using a keyboard; and the forearm is then also in the prone position; when the foot is resting on the inner side of the sole, it is in the prone position."
- 3 Having a downward inclination or slope.
- 4 Shooting from a position while lying down.
- 5 Predisposed, liable, inclined. figuratively
"prone to failure"
Adjective
- 1 lying face downward wordnet
- 2 having a tendency (to); often used in combination wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Prome (“the city of Pyay”). alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"The weak-willed are prone to go to the dogs; the strong-willed turn failure into success."
Etymology
From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).