prone
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4.0
- adjective
- /proʊn/
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- If students get an unpleasant experience from such a situation, they are prone to mathematics anxiety.
- more prone
- prone to errors
- drought-prone areas
Five of them seem prone to high conflict behavior.
- Five of them seem prone to high conflict behavior.
- And but we do come into the world prone to anxiety.
- That man was violent and prone to violent acts.
- The, the, the, the boats were very prone to, to clogging up.
- And that's nothing about people because we're all prone to temptation.
- I think being a minister, you are even more prone to defending yourself.
- People are we are prone to make mistakes.
- And garlic is very prone to things like rot and mold.
- Fruit trees or Peach trees are very, very prone to drying out.
- So why are we so prone to crooked smiles?
- Are tropical and Equatorial areas more prone to this virus?
- And if once you realize that, I think you're more prone to have a conversation.
- The fact that Kozuma's quite injury prone as well.
- So we're prone to accidents, we're prone to trauma.
- I was previously quite prone to having long cycles so who knows.
- It was said that the Fengtian clique was especially prone to such crimes.
Examples
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Dylan is prone to intense bouts of violence.
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Five of them seem prone to high conflict behavior.
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Are there people who are more prone to get pulled into this than others?
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I am a person prone to some depression.
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Older people are more prone to being preyed upon.
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Yet, healthcare providers work every day in settings prone to causing harm.
Academic text (2015) -
And drink more water if you're prone to kidney stone formation.
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This is really great if you're acne prone like me.
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The Bible also makes clear that men and women are fallen creatures "prone to selfishness and exploitation."
Academic text (2008) -
People with a family history of mental illness may be more prone to anxiety disorders.
Synonyms
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3.8
Likely to do something or feel a certain way
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5.5
Easily affected or harmed by something
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5.0
Likely to experience something unpleasant
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3.2
Likely to do something, often by habit
Willing or likely to do something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition causing high blood sugar and dangerous acid build-up, needing diet and insulin
- Specialized
A type of diabetes that often causes dangerous ketones in the blood and needs insulin and diet control
How Likely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prone comes from the Latin word pronus and the prefix pro-, which means 'forward' or 'toward'. So when we say someone is prone to something, we mean they 'lean toward' it and are likely to do or have it.