prone
/pɹoʊn/ verb C2- To place in a prone position, to place face down.
He/she/it prones · Past proned · Past participle proned · -ing form proning
Verb forms
- Base form
- prone
- He/she/it
- prones
- Past
- proned
- Past participle
- proned
- -ing form
- proning
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Holmes was not prone to friendship, but he was tolerant of the big Scotchman, and smiled at the sight of him.
He found Edmond lying prone, bleeding, and almost senseless.
By all that I have ever read, I am convinced that it is very common indeed; that human nature is particularly prone to it, and that there are very few of us who do not cherish a feeling of self-complacency on the score of some quality or other, real or imaginary.
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