Prone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a tendency (to); often used in combination

lying face downward

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈəʊn/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈoʊn/.

Examples

a child prone to mischief
failure-prone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prostrate

Parts of Speech

adjective	having a tendency (to); often used in combination “a child prone to mischief”
adjective	lying face downward

Word Forms

proneness

noun

being disposed to do something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anfällig

eine Tendenz haben (zu); oft in Kombination verwendet

🇫🇷French

sujet

avoir tendance (à); souvent utilisé en combinaison

🇪🇸Spanish

propenso

tener una tendencia (a); a menudo se utiliza en combinación

🇮🇹Italian

incline

avere una tendenza (a); spesso usati in combinazione

🇳🇱Dutch

vooroverliggend

de neiging hebben (tot); vaak in combinatie gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

propenso

tendo tendência (para); frequentemente usado em combinação

🇷🇺Russian

склонный

имеющий склонность (к); часто используется в сочетании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रवृत्त

प्रवृत्ति होना (को); अक्सर संयोजन में प्रयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রবণ

having a tendency (to); প্রায়শই সংমিশ্রণে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வாய்ப்புள்ள

ஒரு போக்கு (க்கு); பெரும்பாலும் இணைந்து பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రవృత్తి

ఒక ధోరణి కలిగి (కు); తరచుగా కలయికలో ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रवण

एक प्रवृत्ती असणे (कडे); अनेकदा संयोजनात वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોખમ

વલણ ધરાવે છે (માટે); ઘણીવાર સંયોજનમાં વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೀಡಿತ

ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ (ಗೆ); ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಸಂಯೋಜನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധ്യതയുള്ള

ഒരു പ്രവണത ഉള്ളത് (ടു); പലപ്പോഴും സംയുക്തമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਭਾਵਿਤ

ਇੱਕ ਰੁਝਾਨ (ਨੂੰ); ਅਕਸਰ ਸੁਮੇਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

شکار

ایک رجحان ہونا (کی طرف)؛ اکثر مجموعہ میں استعمال کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

易于

有（）的倾向；经常组合使用

🇯🇵Japanese

傾向のある

(する)傾向がある;組み合わせて使用されることが多い

🇰🇷Korean

경향이 있는

경향이 있다; 종종 조합해서 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêng

có xu hướng (đến); thường được sử dụng kết hợp

🇹🇭Thai

คว่ำ

มีแนวโน้ม (ถึง); มักใช้ร่วมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

rentan

memiliki kecenderungan (untuk); sering digunakan dalam kombinasi

🇵🇭Filipino

nakadapa

pagkakaroon ng isang ugali (sa); kadalasang ginagamit sa kumbinasyon

🇲🇾Malay

terdedah

mempunyai kecenderungan (untuk); sering digunakan dalam kombinasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ميال

وجود ميل (ل) ؛ غالبا ما تستخدم في تركيبة

🇮🇷Persian

مستعد

داشتن گرایش (به)؛ اغلب در ترکیب استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

eğilimli

eğilimi olan (için); sıklıkla kombinasyon halinde kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹטֶה

בעל נטייה (ל); משמש לעתים קרובות בשילוב

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