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Meaning of prone to | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Inclined to; having a tendency to.
  2. Having the potential to.

Equivalents

Deutsch anfällig für
Esperanto ema
Suomi altis taipuvainen
Magyar hajlamos
日本語 勝ち
Kurdî ema
Nederlands geneigd zijn om
Русский склонный к

Examples

“Men are naturally exceeding prone to deceive⟳ themselves in the opinion they have⟳ of themselves.”
“Some trees are prone to disease in an urban setting.”
“Are people who report⟳ recovered memories more prone to developing false memories?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pronecroptotic pronecrotic proned pronegotiation proneoplastic pronephric

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