prone out
C1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
to lie flat on your stomach
Literal meaning: Literally, to become prone and stretched out.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
to lie fully stretched on your front
"The photographer proned out in the grass to get a lower angle."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Rare and somewhat technical or descriptive. More common alternatives are 'lie prone' or 'stretch out face down'.
Commonly used with
on the ground on the floor in the grass behind a wall under fire face down
Forms
Base
prone out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
prones out
he/she/it
Past simple
proned out
yesterday
Past participle
proned out
have + pp
-ing form
proning out
continuous
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Synonyms
lie face down lie prone stretch out on one's front sprawl face down flatten oneself drop prone
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