Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prone to

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
prone -to
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inclined to; having a tendency to.

adj

Having the potential to.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does prone to mean?
Inclined to; having a tendency to.

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