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In a weary or tired manner
Adverb for lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards
“They saw the figure of a man lying prostrate on the bed, his body thrown across it.”
Adverb for in a submissive or servile posture or position
“They kneeled prostrate before the king.”
Adverb for completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion
“So many women would have been hysterical and prostrate with grief by this stage.”
Adverb for feeling tired, fatigued or weak
“But when nausea left me prostrate in the bed one morning, I knew there was no point in my denying the truth any longer.”
Adverb for weakened or lacking in physical strength
“Whether he was seriously hurt or not, I cannot say, but he lay on the ground prostrate and motionless.”
Adverb for having been subjected to oppression
Adverb for lacking sufficient power or strength
Adverb for not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment
(of a plant) Adverb for putting out long shoots and growing over walls or other plants
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