prone

adj

Etymology: From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).

1. Lying face-down.

   “prone position”

   “But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.”

2. Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.

   “The hand is in the prone position typically when using a keyboard; and the forearm is then also in the prone position; when the foot is resting on the inner side of the sole, it is in the prone position.”

3. Having a downward inclination or slope.
4. Shooting from a position while lying down.
5. Predisposed, liable, inclined, given (to something) (most often, specifically to being befallen by an unsought bad outcome, rather than to undertaking a willful behavior or to having a happy accident).

   “prone to failure”

   “Nor are mine ears with thy tongue's tune delighted; / Nor tender feeling, to base touches prone, / Nor taste, nor smell, desire to be invited / To any sensual feast with thee alone: […]”

name

1. Alternative form of Prome (“the city of Pyay”).

verb

Etymology: From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).

1. To place in a prone position, to place face down.