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• Prone suggests a propensity or predisposition to something that seems almost inevitable she's prone to have accidents
• Liable and apt are loosely or informally used equivalents of likely , but in strict discrimination, liable implies exposure or susceptibility to something undesirable you're liable to hurt yourself playing with that knife and apt suggests a natural or habitual inclination or tendency such people are apt to be fearful
• Likely suggests probability or an eventuality that can reasonably be expected he's not likely to win