1.
When something is ~ to happen, it is very likely to happen.
Only a small minority of the mentally ill are ~ to harm themselves or others.
PHRASE
2.
If people or things are ~ to something unpleasant, they are likely to experience it or do it.
She will grow into a woman particularly ~ to depression...
Steroids are used to reduce the inflammation, which makes the muscles of the airways ~ to constriction.
= prone
ADJ: v-link ADJ to n
3.
If you are ~ for something such as a debt, you are legally responsible for it.
The airline’s insurer is ~ for damages to the victims’ families...
As the killings took place outside British jurisdiction, the Ministry of Defence could not be held ~.
ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ for n
liability
He is claiming damages from London Underground, which has admitted liability but disputes the amount of his claim.
N-UNCOUNT