"prone to" meaning in English

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Adjective

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 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86
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          "text": "Some trees are prone to disease in an urban setting.",
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      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "倾向于"
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    {
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      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
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      "word": "taipuvainen"
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      "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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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
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      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "bedul"
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      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "înclinat spre"
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "dispus spre"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sklonnyj k",
      "sense": "inclined to; having a tendency to",
      "word": "склонный к"
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