Prone

Word PRONE
Character 5
Hyphenation prone
Pronunciations /pɹəʊn/

Definitions and meanings of "Prone"

What do we mean by prone?

Lying with the front or face downward. adjective

Having a tendency; inclined. Often used in combination. adjective

In a prone manner. adverb

Bending forward with the face downward; inclined; lying flat; not erect.

Lying with the face or front downward.

Specifically, in anatomy: Lying face downward; stretched at full length on the belly.

Lying with the palm downward; pronated, as the hand. In both senses, the opposite of supine.

Moving or sloping downward; descending; inclined.

Inclined by disposition or natural tendency; propense; disposed: usually in an ill sense.

Bending forward; inclined; not erect. adjective

Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine. adjective

Headlong; running downward or headlong. adjective

Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level. adjective

Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to. adjective

Lying face downward; prostrate (Wikipedia). adjective

Having a downward inclination or slope. adjective

Shooting from a lying down position. adjective

Predisposed, liable, inclined. adjective

Lying face downward adjective

Having a tendency (to); often used in combination adjective

Lying face downward.

Having a downward inclination or slope.

Predisposed, liable, inclined.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Prone

The word "prone" in example sentences

I. ii.188 (19,2) [There is a prone and speechless dialect] I can scarcely tell what signification to give to the word _prone_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

The term prone to in [e] mean s having a tendency to, so it is correct. ❋ Tkjainbkn (2010)

It doesn't act like being drama prone is all a "girl thing." ❋ Mrissa (2010)

"At the very least, shouldn't a writer try to shield the kettle of language from further cracks by knowing the meanings of the words he uses?" he asks, querying Cunningham's choice of the word "prone". ❋ Unknown (2012)

I would recommend them to anyone with oily or partially oily skin prone to breakouts or to anyone seeking camouflage for minor imperfections, scarring, or discoloration. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As a shooter shoots in prone position you can actually see a shockwave travel down there body to their feet and back up. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I saw a report on CNN where a woman was rescued from being trapped in collapsed roof and wall debris for two days and what struck me was her odd calm as she was carried prone from a certain, crushing death — as well as her matter-of-fact confidence in a God that Robertson says her people forsook ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

I remember I was in prone position pounding the 8, 9 and 10 ring when one of the Coaches leaned down repositioned my body and gave me some tips along with a dry fire lesson. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He remain prone on the field for several minutes, but could be seen moving his feet, before he was placed on a stretcher and taken from the field on a cart. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Saturday night I watched a Gentleman who used a Military 1 ¼ perfectly in prone position to take a Cow Elk at 300 yards. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Thomas Tanas moved up from a tie for seventh after qualifying (594 of 600) with the highest score of the final (104.9) to take the bronze medal in prone rifle. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Emmons was the 2002 world champion in prone rifle, and won four individual NCAA rifle championships — three in smallbore rifle, one in air rifle — at Alaska-Fairbanks. ❋ Unknown (2004)

It talks about it as a portrait of contrast between Republicans and Democrats who should be emphatically talked about as believing in victory in Iraq, and that is a blow to terrorism, versus Democrats, this memo says, who they call prone to waver endlessly about the use of force to protect American ideals, Wolf. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Mike Anti of Winterville, N.C., also qualified for Athens by finishing second in prone rifle with a score of 1,996.6, more than two points behind Emmons. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And so prone is human nature to affirm its inherent belief in the eternity of the present, that he was assured, not only that this was the most desirable point of view he had ever reached, but that it was entirely out of the question that he should ever travel beyond it to another. ❋ Unknown (1911)

Thus she, who the preceding evening was the most delightful. most engaging, most elegant girl in the world, by one stroke of slander, was deprived of every perfection, and admiration turned into contempt; so prone is the world to believe ill, and so little dependence is there to be placed on the breath of praise. ❋ Eliza (1793)

Shooting a 338 Win Mag in prone is out of the question besides you will most likely to trim some grass and that’s not good. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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