Definition of prone Prone

/pɹowˈn/ - [prown] - prone

We found 14 definitions of prone from 6 different sources.

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What does prone mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

prone, proner, pronest

prone - having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"
  inclined at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"
prone - lying face downward
  prostrate
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • prone (a.)
    Bending forward; inclined; not erect.
  • prone (a.)
    Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine.
  • prone (a.)
    Headlong; running downward or headlong.
  • prone (a.)
    Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level.
  • prone (a.)
    Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • prone
    Lying face downward.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • prone
    prōn, adj. with the face downward: bending forward: headlong: disposed: inclined or sloping.—adv. Prone′ly.—n. Prone′ness. [O. Fr.,—L. pronus; cog. with Gr. prēnēs, prone.]

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  • prone, noun, singular of prones.
  • prone, adjective, not comparable.

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Sign language - letter P Sign language - letter P Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter O Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E

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