how to pronounce prone

/pɹəʊn/

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prone is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of prone in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… time and is really prone to breakage a …”

meaning of prone

Prone means lying face down.

prone frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word prone occurs in english on average 8.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.