be prone to meaning and examples

Meaning

• Be prone to means to have a tendency or be likely to experience or suffer from something, especially something negative or undesirable.
• It describes a natural inclination or susceptibility.

Grammar and Usage

• Structure: be prone to + noun/gerund (-ing form)

• Part of speech: Expression (adjective phrase with "be")

• Usage: It usually refers to undesirable conditions, problems, or habits.

• Common pattern:

  • "be prone to illness"
  • "be prone to making mistakes"

Common Phrases

• be prone to errors
• be prone to accidents
• be prone to stress
• be prone to injury
• be prone to depression

Collocations

• verb + prone to: seem prone to, appear prone to, become prone to
• noun + prone to: people prone to, children prone to, patients prone to
• adverb + prone to: especially prone to, more prone to, highly prone to

Examples

1. Children are prone to catching colds in winter.
2. He is prone to forgetting important dates.
3. Athletes are prone to injuries if they don’t warm up properly.
4. Some people are more prone to stress than others.
5. This area is prone to flooding after heavy rain.
6. She’s prone to motion sickness on long car rides.
7. Elderly people are often prone to loneliness.
8. The software is prone to errors when handling large files.
9. Teenagers are prone to staying up late.
10. My phone is prone to overheating in the summer.

Synonyms or Related

• liable to
• susceptible to
• vulnerable to
• inclined to
• apt to

Antonym

• resistant to
• immune to
• unsusceptible to