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prone¹
- /pɹəʊn/ UK
- /pɹoʊn/ Canada, US
- /pɹəʉn/ Australia
- [pɹɐʉn] Australia
- /pɹɐʉn/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -əʊn
Where it comes from
From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).
adjective proner · more prone · pronest · most prone
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Lying face-down.
prone position
Similar: prostrate, pronated, neveling, nuel · Opposite: supine
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Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.
The hand is in the prone position typically when using a keyboard; and the forearm is then also in the prone position; when the foot is resting on the inner side of the sole, it is in the prone position.
Similar: pronated
- Having a downward inclination or slope.
- Shooting from a position while lying down.
- Predisposed, liable, inclined, given (to something) (most often, specifically to being befallen by an unsought bad outcome, rather than to undertaking a willful behavior or to having a happy accident). prone to failure
verb prones · proning · proned
- To place in a prone position, to place face down.
Prone²
proper noun
- Alternative form of Prome (“the city of Pyay”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: prostrate, inclined, unerect, tilt, prey, worn, disaster, exposed, vulnerable, risk, keen, eager, subject, susceptible, crisis, willing
Translations
Every language
adj lying face downward; prostrate
| Español | postrado, de bruces, en decúbito prono, prono |
|---|---|
| Português | de bruços |
| Français | couché sur le ventre |
| Deutsch | in Bauchlage |
| Italiano | prono, prostrato, inchinato, reclino, a pancia in giù |
| Ελληνικά | πρηνής prinís |
| Русский | лежа́щий ничко́м ležáščij ničkóm, лицо́м вниз licóm vniz |
| Tiếng Việt | úp, sấp |
adj shooting from lying down position
| Русский | лёжа ljóža |
|---|
adj inclined, sloped
| Português | inclinado, prono |
|---|---|
| Français | enclin |
| Deutsch | schräg |
| Italiano | pendente, inclinato, reclino, obliquo |
| Русский | накло́нный naklónnyj |
adj predisposed
| Español | propenso, propendiente, proclive, prono |
|---|---|
| Português | propenso |
| Français | prédisposé, enclin |
| Deutsch | anfällig, geneigt |
| Italiano | incline, predisposto, portato, disposto, orientato |
| Русский | скло́нный sklónnyj, предрасполо́женный predraspolóžennyj |
| עברית | הָרֶה haré |
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