"prone to" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more prone to [comparative], most prone to [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} prone to (comparative more prone to, superlative most prone to)
  1. Inclined to; having a tendency to. Translations (inclined to; having a tendency to): κατωφερής (katōpherḗs) (Ancient Greek), 倾向于 (Chinese Mandarin), geneigd zijn om [neuter] (Dutch), ema (Esperanto), altis (Finnish), taipuvainen (Finnish), anfällig für (German), hajlamos (Hungarian), bedul (Old English), înclinat spre (Romanian), dispus spre (Romanian), склонный к (sklonnyj k) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-prone_to-en-adj-VLskGjp1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'inclined to; having a tendency to': 96 4
  2. Having the potential to.
    Sense id: en-prone_to-en-adj-ndiKcN2~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

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          "text": "Men are naturally exceeding prone to deceive themselves in the opinion they have of themselves.",
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        {
          "text": "Some trees are prone to disease in an urban setting.",
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        },
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          "text": "Are people who report recovered memories more prone to developing false memories?",
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        "Having the potential to."
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        {
          "text": "Some trees are prone to disease in an urban setting.",
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          "text": "Are people who report recovered memories more prone to developing false memories?",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "倾向于"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "ema"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "altis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "taipuvainen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "anfällig für"
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      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "κατωφερής"
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      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "hajlamos"
    },
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "bedul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "înclinat spre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "dispus spre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sklonnyj k",
      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "склонный к"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prone to"
}

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