prone to

Meanings

• adjective

  Tending or likely to (a particular condition, danger, or action)

  - "People prone to anxiety may benefit from relaxation techniques."
  - "The area is prone to flooding during heavy rains."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with prone to
gone , bone , home , throne , mone , cone , roan , shone , bone , prone , lone , phone , bone , tone , stone , cone

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Homonyms

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1. prone (English) : Lying on or resting on the front or belly
   

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Homophones

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1. prone (English) : Lying on or resting on the front or belly
   

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Variants

List of all variants of prone to that leads to same result
prone , pronely , proneness , pronenesses , proned , prones , proning , accident-prone , injury-prone

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Forms

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prone to (something): tending or likely to (something), prone (someone or something) to (something): make (someone or something) more likely to (something)

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Etymology

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From Old French pron, present participle of prondre, 'to be found, to be present' or from Latin pronus, 'ready, forward'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'prone position' is used in medical settings to describe the position of a patient lying flat on their stomach.

2. The term 'prone to' is often used in insurance applications to assess risk.

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Related Concepts

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1. vulnerable: Related to being prone to, as something that makes one more susceptible or exposed to harm, danger, or negative conditions.

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Culture

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Prone to has been used in various literary works to describe characters or situations. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', Jay Gatsby is described as 'prone to excess'. In music, 'Prone to Fall' is a song by Switchfoot.

How to Memorize "prone to"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person or object that is prone to a particular condition, such as a person who is prone to anxiety, or an area that is prone to flooding.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'prone' with the idea of being likely or tending towards something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym P-R-O-N-E: Prone to (something) means 'tending or likely to (something)'

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