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1. (adj.) prone
having a natural tendency toward something; disposed; liable:
prone to anger.
2. prone
with the front or ventral part downward; lying facedown.
3. prone
lying flat; prostrate.
4. prone
having a downward direction or slope.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < L prōnus leaning forward, inclined downward, disposed)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) prone
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
"a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"
2. (adj) prone, prostrate
lying face downward
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1. (adjective) prone
likely to do sth bad or have sth bad happen to you; = liable
She is prone to exaggeration.; an accident-prone child
2. prone
-prone
lying down flat
in a prone position
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) prone
bending forward; inclined; not erect
2. (adj) prone
prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine
3. (adj) prone
headlong; running downward or headlong
4. (adj) prone
sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level
5. (adj) prone
inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to
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Sense: lying flat, especially face downwards.
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 Afrikaans: gesig na onder |
 Arabic: مُنْبَطِح على وَجْهِه |
 Bulgarian: легнал по очи |
 Brazilian: de bruços |
 Czech: ležící (na břiše) |
 German: auf dem Bauch |
 Danish: på maven |
 Greek: πρηνής, (πεσμένος)μπρούμυ |
 Spanish: boca abajo |
 Estonian: silmili maas (lamav) |
 Farsi: دمر |
 Finnish: vatsallaan |
 French: couché sur le ventre |
 Hebrew: שָכוּב עַל בִּטנוֹ |
 Hindi: अधोमुख |
 Hungarian: hason fekvő |
 Indonesian: tengkurap |
 Icelandic: flatur, endilangur |
 Italian: prono |
 Japanese: うつ向けになった |
 Korean: 엎드린 |
 Lithuanian: kniūpsčias |
 Latvian: (uz vēdera) gulošs |
 Malay: tertiarap |
 Dutch: vooroverliggend |
 Norwegian: liggende (på magen), nese |
 Polish: leżący twarzą w dół |
 Persian: دمر |
 Pashto: كوږ |
 Portuguese: de bruços |
 Romanian: cu faţa în jos, culcat pe |
 Russian: лежащий ничком |
 Slovak: ležiaci (na bruchu) |
 Slovenian: ležeč (na trebuhu) |
 Serbian: potrbuške |
 Swedish: framstupa |
 Thai: ที่อยู่ในท่านอนคว่ำ |
 Turkish: yüzükoyun uzanmış, yüzüst |
 Taiwanese: 面向下的，俯臥的 |
 Ukrainian: розпростертий |
 Urdu: منھ کے بل، اوندھا |
 Vietnamese: nằm sóng soài |
 Chinese: 面向下的，俯卧的 |
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