prone to accident

  • 1accident-prone — adjective having more than the average number of accidents • Similar to: ↑inclined * * * adj [more accident prone; most accident prone] : tending to have many accidents He is clumsy and accident prone. * * * ˈaccident prone [accident prone] …

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  • 2prone — [prəun US proun] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: pronus] 1.) likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful prone to ▪ Some plants are very prone to disease. prone to do sth ▪ Kids are all prone to eat …

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  • 3Accident Prone — Single par Status Quo extrait de l’album If You Can t Stand the Heat Sortie 17 novembre 1978 Enregistrement 1978 aux Wisselord studios, Hilversum, Pays Bas Durée 4:08 Genre …

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  • 4accident-prone — accident ,prone adjective someone who is accident prone is likely to hurt themselves or break something …

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  • 5accident-prone — [ak′sə dənt prōn΄] adj. having an apparent tendency or inclination to become involved in accidents accident proneness n …

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  • 6accident prone — adj more likely to have accidents than other people …

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  • 7accident-prone — [adj] clumsy all thumbs*, bungling, inept, klutzy*, two left feet*; concepts 401,402,584 …

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  • 8Accident Prone — Infobox Album | Name = Accident Prone Type = Album Artist = Ira Losco Released = November 16, 2005 Recorded = 2005 Genre = Rock, Alternative rock, Indie Length = 47:29 Label = None Producer = Ira Losco, Howard Keith Last album = Blends Remixes Of …

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  • 9prone — 01. Fishermen are [prone] to exaggerate the size of a fish that got away. 02. The students are [prone] to forget to hand in their homework if I don t remind them. 03. Studies show that if the roof of a person s mouth is narrow, the person will be …

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  • 10prone — adjective 1 likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful (+ to): Some plants are prone to a particular disease. (prone to do sth): Kids are all prone to eat junk food. | strike prone/accident prone etc: I… …

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