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prone

adjective

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Likely to experience something or behave in a particular way.

A hurried writer may be prone to overlooking small inconsistencies.

Dictionary practice example.

Mara's brother was prone to mixing loose envelopes with unrelated pages whenever he rushed, a repeated tendency the family had noticed on earlier afternoons.

From An Afternoon of Shared Work.

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