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As an adjective, prone means lying face downward. As a verb, it means place in a prone position, to place face down.
Meanings of prone
6 meaningsadjective
Lying face downward.
“prone position”
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.”
Having a downward inclination or slope.
figurativelyPredisposed, liable, inclined.
“prone to failure”
Having a tendency (to); often used in combination
“a child prone to mischief”
“failure-prone”
verb
medicineTo place in a prone position, to place face down.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).