prone to

adjective

Inclined to; having a tendency to.

“Some trees are prone to disease in an urban setting.”

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Meanings

adjectiveprone to (comparative more prone to, superlative most prone to)

comparative more prone to · superlative most prone to

  1. Inclined to; having a tendency to.

    Some trees are prone to disease in an urban setting.

    2 more examples

    Men are naturally exceeding prone to deceive themselves in the opinion they have of themselves.

    Are people who report recovered memories more prone to developing false memories?

  2. Having the potential to.

Translations

Ancient Greek κατωφερής
  • κατωφερής (katōpherḗs)inclined to; having a tendency to
Chinese Mandarin 倾向于
  • 倾向于inclined to; having a tendency to
Dutch geneigd zijn om
  • geneigd zijn ominclined to; having a tendency to
Esperanto ema
  • emainclined to; having a tendency to
Finnish altis, taipuvainen
  • altisinclined to; having a tendency to
  • taipuvaineninclined to; having a tendency to
German anfällig für
  • anfällig fürinclined to; having a tendency to
Hungarian hajlamos
  • hajlamosinclined to; having a tendency to
Romanian înclinat spre, dispus spre
  • înclinat spreinclined to; having a tendency to
  • dispus spreinclined to; having a tendency to
Russian склонный к
  • склонный к (sklonnyj k)inclined to; having a tendency to
Cite this entry
APA

prone to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prone%20to

MLA

“prone to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prone%20to. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prone to,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prone%20to.

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