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prone to

prone to adjective: inclined to; having a tendency to.

Adjective

prone to (comparative more prone to, superlative most prone to)

  1. Inclined to; having a tendency to.
    • Men are naturally exceeding prone to deceive themselves in the opinion they have of themselves.
    • Some trees are prone to disease in an urban setting.
  2. Having the potential to.

Forms of prone to

comparativemore prone to
superlativemost prone to

Questions about prone to

What does prone to mean?
Prone to means inclined to; having a tendency to.
What part of speech is prone to?
Prone to is an adjective.

Words near prone to in the dictionary

  1. prone
  2. prone out
  3. prone position
  4. prone positioning
  5. prone positionings
  6. prone to
  7. prone-bone
  8. prone-boned
  9. prone-bones
  10. prone-boning
  11. pronecroptotic

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