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prone

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I think you'll find that HNers, as a whole, are a lot more prone to be anti-IDE.

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Quick take

having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of prone gathered in one view.

adjective

having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"

adjective

lying face downward

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for prone.

adjective

having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"

adjective

lying face downward

See also: prostrate

Example sentences

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I think you'll find that HNers, as a whole, are a lot more prone to be anti-IDE.

2

If you are prone to low self esteem, avoid reading about him.

3

And that discovery process is painful, and prone to missteps.

4

Because the title on HN is "AI", which makes it a small click target [1], prone to accidental upvotes.

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The heuristics based on that data erroneously suggest that skin is one of the least cancer prone tissues.

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Maybe so, but I don't think it hurts to be a little more objective towards our heroes and realize that they can be prone to misjudgment too.

7

Growing up he was crazy, creative, always saw things a little differently, prone to manic behavior.

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Their cognitive nature is considered rigid and prone to social intolerance, and they are fascinated by weapons, war, and infamous crimes or perpetrators of atrocities.

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You should be able to keep your eyes on the road and still adjust the air conditioning—something the designer in this video recognizes—but that shouldn't require learning invisible gestures that are prone to user error.

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What annoys me is all the forms clearly state the IRS has also been sent this information; I'm literally filling out forms in a slow, error-prone way just so the IRS can run a simple == check to make sure I entered them in correctly.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use prone in a sentence?

I think you'll find that HNers, as a whole, are a lot more prone to be anti-IDE.

What does prone mean?

having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"

What part of speech is prone?

prone is commonly used as adjective.