關於Prone的意思和用法的提問

A: Literally, it can mean lying down flat.

e.g. 'The soldier lay prone to hide from the enemy.'

or 'The exhausted man lay prone on his bed.'

But usually, as MOL4 said, it means susceptible.

e.g.

'Boxers are prone to head injuries.'

'Children are naive and prone to deception.'

'I eat too much because I am prone to hunger.'

A: es probable que sufra o experimente algo como una lesión o un accidente.

A: You are likely to experience something unpleasant
E.g. I am prone to allergies

A: We don’t say to prone. We say prone.
It means susceptible to. Or it means more likely.
It usually has a negative context.
He was prone to depression because he spent so much time alone.
She’s prone to breaking her leg because she’s already broken it so many times before.
People who eat lots of fast food are more prone to health issues.

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A: The car engine was prone to fail just at the wrong time
After the accident, she was prone to sadness
I couldn’t always believe him, because he was prone to exaggeration

A: What's up?
Good morning
How are you?
How was your day?
Are you busy?
Did you sleep well?
What do you wanna do?

Are these the expressions that you are looking for?

A: "She is prone to injuries." or "She is injury prone."

A: They are the same, however “prone to” has a negative association.

Example:
He tends to be fun and outgoing at parties But he is prone to accidents

A: "Going to a Karaoke place during these times would make you vulnerable to catching Covid" This would make more sense.

A: If you are prone to something, it is likely to happen to you.
"I'm accident-prone" means that I often get injured

If you are liable for something, it means that it is your responsibility.
"We are not liable for any damage caused" - Any damage to your possessions is not our responsibility; it's your own fault.

A: Prone isn't a verb, it's an adjective

The structures are as follows:

to tend to do sth
to have a tendency to do sth
to be prone to doing sth

A: Prone to: likely to do something or for something to happen to them. Usually said negatively.
“Dead fishes are prone to diseases.”
“The desert is prone to sandstorms.”

Tend to: is used more casually. Means that somebody usually does this specific action, he tends to laugh. Meaning, he laughs often. It’s something that he does a lot.

“She tends to cry when watching movies.”
“The 4th graders tend to scream when the light shuts off.”


Tend to and prone to can sometimes be used the same way. Sometimes. But, you can always use ‘tend to,’ and if you want to use ‘prone to’ in the same context, remember the change the sentence and make it have a negative impact.

“She tends to cry easily in her room.” — “You are prone to hearing her act like a crybaby if you sit in her room.”

“The boys tend to jump into the water as soon as they reach the pool.” — “You are prone to a waterslash from the boys if you stand too close to the pool.”

Prone to us more negative, more of a complaint.
Tend to is more of a usual action, neutral.