prone

1. a. Bending forward; inclined; not erect. Source: opted

2. a. Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine. Source: opted

3. a. Headlong; running downward or headlong. Source: opted

4. a. Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level. Source: opted

5. a. Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to. Source: opted

6. adj. having a tendency (to); often used in combination Source: wordnet

7. adj. lying face downward Source: wordnet

8. 1. Bending forward; inclined; not erect. Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone. Milton. 2. Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine. Which, as the wind, Blew where it listed, laying all things prone. Byron. 3. Headlong; running downward or headlong. "Down thither prone in flight." Milton. 4. Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level. Since the floods demand, For their descent, a prone and sinking land. Blackmore. 5. Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to. "Prone to mischief." Shak. Poets are nearly all prone to melancholy. Landor. Source: webster

9. j:100 s. having a tendency (to); often used in combination s. lying face downward Source: ecdict

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