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prone

prone

 
 
pronunciation:
pron
parts of speech:
adjective, adverb
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Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: having the habit of; being likely to.
She is prone to arrive late to school.
 
synonyms:
subject, tending
antonyms:
immune
similar words:
accustomed, liable
definition 2: lying or turned face down.
The girl was prone on the floor, asleep.
similar words:
flat, horizontal, level, reclining
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part of speech: adverb
definition: face down or downward.
Ed was stretched out prone on his bed.
similar words:
down
derivations: pronely (adv.), proneness (n.)