"prone" meaning in English

See prone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /prəʊn/ [UK], /proʊn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prone.wav [UK] Forms: prone [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are prone to something or to doing something, you are likely to do it.
    Sense id: simple-prone-en-adj-qLOSZYDK
  2. If you are prone, you are lying flat, face down.
    Sense id: simple-prone-en-adj-rrPUN~9z
     
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          "text": "Because Siobhan is a nerd, she is prone to talking about her interests without stopping."
        }
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          "text": "After falling on its face, the robot lay prone for a while before getting up."
        }
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/proʊn/",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      ]
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    }
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