peter123
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Hi there,
I don't understand the following dictionary entry of 'prone'. Could you help me with it?
Prone:
--lying on the front with the face down:
e.g. The photograph showed a man lying prone on the pavement, a puddle of blood about his head.
Question 1
Does it mean 'ONLY the front part of the body lies down' ?
Question 2
What is the difference between 'lie down' and 'prone'?
Question 3
I don't understand the sentence structure of the example.
Does the man lied prone on a puddle of blood or in a puddble of blood?
Why did the writer put 'about his head' before blood? what does 'about' mean here?
Thanks
pete
I don't understand the following dictionary entry of 'prone'. Could you help me with it?
Prone:
--lying on the front with the face down:
e.g. The photograph showed a man lying prone on the pavement, a puddle of blood about his head.
Question 1
Does it mean 'ONLY the front part of the body lies down' ?
Question 2
What is the difference between 'lie down' and 'prone'?
Question 3
I don't understand the sentence structure of the example.
Does the man lied prone on a puddle of blood or in a puddble of blood?
Why did the writer put 'about his head' before blood? what does 'about' mean here?
Thanks
pete