🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

엎드린

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eopdeurin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prone/proʊn/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 넘어지고 나서 엎드린 채로 있었다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Lying flat, especially face down.

    "He was lying prone on the ground after the fall."
  2. 2

    Having a tendency or inclination to do something.

    "She is prone to making mistakes when she is tired."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'prone' originates from the Latin 'pronus', meaning 'bent forward' or 'inclined'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to describe a position of lying flat or being susceptible to something.

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