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What (who) is prone to - definition
BODY POSITION IN WHICH ONE LIES FLAT WITH THE CHEST DOWN AND BACK UP
Prone; Prone positions
![Canadian Cadets]] firing fullbore target rifles prone](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Connaught Cadets.JPG?width=200 "Canadian Cadets]] firing fullbore target rifles prone")
![American Olympian [[Eric Uptagrafft]] shooting from the prone position](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eric uptagrafft usas larr training 2012.jpg?width=200 "American Olympian [[Eric Uptagrafft]] shooting from the prone position")
![Biathlon prone phase during the men's pursuit at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jeremy Teela in biathlon - men's pursuit at 2010 Winter Olympics 2010-02-16 2.jpg?width=200 "Biathlon prone phase during the men's pursuit at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]")
![A [[postcard]] of a woman on a beach in prone position](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lady on beach postcard.jpg?width=200 "A [[postcard]] of a woman on a beach in prone position")
![U.S. Navy]] sailors in the prone position during [[service rifle]] qualification training](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/US Navy 110817-N-PB383-010 Sailors take aim at their targets during M16 service rifle qualifications aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transp.jpg?width=200 "U.S. Navy]] sailors in the prone position during [[service rifle]] qualification training")
prone
¦ adjective
1. [often in combination] likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience (something unfortunate): accident-prone|farmed fish are prone to disease.
2. lying flat, especially face downwards.
with the palm of the hand facing downwards.
3. archaic with a downward slope or direction.
Derivatives
proneness noun
Origin
ME: from L. pronus 'leaning forward', from pro 'forwards'.
prone
a.
1.
Prostrate (with the face downward), recumbent, lying flat.
2.
Sloping, inclining, inclined, declivous.
3.
Disposed, inclined, tending, bent, apt, propense.
4.
Bending forward, inclined, bowed.
5.
Ready, eager.
6.
Headlong, running downward or headlong.
prone
adj.
likely
(cannot stand alone)
1) prone to (prone to exaggeration)
2) prone to + inf. (he is prone to exaggerate)
Wikipedia
Prone position
Prone position () is a body position in which the person lies flat with the chest down and the back up. In anatomical terms of location, the dorsal side is up, and the ventral side is down. The supine position is the 180° contrast.
Examples of use of prone to
1. If the Princess was prone to illmatched romances, she was also increasingly prone to physical ailments.
2. But MigrantWatch.Net’s Santiago said voting by mail is prone to cheating. «The OAV by mail is extremely prone to tampering.
3. Afghanistan is prone to various natural disasters.
4. He said diabetics are also more prone to get infections in the body and are thus more prone to get sinusitis due to infections.
5. Mexico is prone to earthquakes, especially along its Pacific coast.