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Narrator: Today's word is "Prone" — adjective, pronounced /prəʊn/, with the stress on "prone".
Narrator: Prone means likely to do or suffer from something, usually bad.
Narrator: In plain English, prone to means tends to.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin pronus, leaning forward.
Narrator: A common collocation is "accident-prone", which describes someone who often has accidents.
Narrator: It differs from "liable", because prone suggests a natural tendency.
Narrator: In a second sense, prone means lying flat on your front.
Narrator: Medicine, insurance, geography and first aid all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: prone means leaning towards something, or lying face down.
Speaker A: Am I accident-prone?
Speaker B: You did trip twice today! PRONE comes from the Latin pronus, leaning forward.
Speaker A: So it's a tendency?
Speaker B: Exactly.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The area is prone to flooding", risk. "He's prone to headaches", health. "Lie in the prone position", face down.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Prone means face down, supine means face up; do not mix them.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Liable is its cousin, susceptible is its twin, and inclined is the gentle alternative, but prone keeps its leaning charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "prone" in AI prompts — useful for risk mapping and code review.
Speaker A: How would risk mapping use it?
Speaker B: Flag areas.
Prompt: Show which postcodes in this dataset are prone to flooding on a map.
Speaker A: And code review?
Speaker B: Find weak spots.
Prompt: Identify parts of this code that are error-prone and suggest safer patterns.
Speaker A: Could it help fitness apps?
Speaker B: Yes, exercises.
Prompt: Describe three core exercises done in the prone position with safety tips.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Insurance.
Prompt: Explain why drivers in accident-prone age groups pay higher premiums.
Prone — meaning in Arabic & definition More P courses GL Dictionary