What is "prone to"

Usage examples of "prone to".

While he was not reckless or prone to rash action, Kalsha had long ago accepted that he might die while on assignment.

Without an education, people lack opportunity and are more prone to rebellion.

Even the best of them are still a bit too prone to simply slaughter their enemies and be done with it for me to feel comfortable about leaving so many thousands of noncombatants in their hands.

Ufgar had mentioned in his report that these animals were prone to attack bigger opponents only when they felt threatened.

Now the peoples of all the great civilizations everywhere have been prone to interpret their own symbolic figures literally, and so to regard themselves as favored in a special way, in direct contact with the Absolute.

He bailed me out of more than a few tight spaces when I was a younger lad and more prone to thinking with the wee head.

The machines on scout ships have a very limited repertoire, and they're prone to break down at the slightest opportunity.

Their techniques were new and original as well, but very prone to develop operational bugs.

A certain amount of wagering on the question took place among the Massood, who were prone to that particular amusement.