Prone | Mean of prone in English Dictionary

/ˈproʊn/

• likely to do, have, or suffer from something
1. They are prone to (making) errors/mistakes. = They are error-prone/mistake-prone. [=they make many errors/mistakes]
2. Tests showed that the machine is prone to failure/fail.
3. He is somewhat prone to depression.
4. People in my family are prone to heart disease.
5. He is prone to (having) accidents. = He is accident-prone. [=he has many accidents]
6. an athlete who is injury-prone [=who is often injured]
• lying with the front of your body facing downward
1. He was lying on the floor in a prone position. = He was (lying) prone on the floor.