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Meaning prey meaning
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Synonyms prey synonyms
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Conjugation prey conjugation
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prey · verb
Present I prey
Positive I prey
Singular
1st person I prey
2nd person you prey
3rd person he/she/it preys
Plural
1st person we prey
2nd person you prey
3rd person they prey
Negative I don't prey
Singular
1st person I don't prey I do not prey
2nd person you don't prey you do not prey
3rd person he/she/it doesn't prey he/she/it does not prey
Plural
1st person we don't prey we do not prey
2nd person you don't prey you do not prey
3rd person they don't prey they do not prey
Question do I prey?
Singular
1st person do I prey?
2nd person do you prey?
3rd person does he/she/it prey?
Plural
1st person do we prey?
2nd person do you prey?
3rd person do they prey?
Negative question don't I prey?
Singular
1st person don't I prey? do I not prey?
2nd person don't you prey? do you not prey?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it prey? does he/she/it not prey?
Plural
1st person don't we prey? do we not prey?
2nd person don't you prey? do you not prey?
3rd person don't they prey? do they not prey?
Past I preyed
Positive I preyed
Singular
1st person I preyed
2nd person you preyed
3rd person he/she/it preyed
Plural
1st person we preyed
2nd person you preyed
3rd person they preyed
Negative I didn't prey
Singular
1st person I didn't prey I did not prey
2nd person you didn't prey you did not prey
3rd person he/she/it didn't prey he/she/it did not prey
Plural
1st person we didn't prey we did not prey
2nd person you didn't prey you did not prey
3rd person they didn't prey they did not prey
Question did I prey?
Singular
1st person did I prey?
2nd person did you prey?
3rd person did he/she/it prey?
Plural
1st person did we prey?
2nd person did you prey?
3rd person did they prey?
Negative question didn't I prey?
Singular
1st person didn't I prey? did I not prey?
2nd person didn't you prey? did you not prey?
3rd person didn't he/she/it prey? did he/she/it not prey?
Plural
1st person didn't we prey? did we not prey?
2nd person didn't you prey? did you not prey?
3rd person didn't they prey? did they not prey?
Future I'll prey
Positive I'll prey
Singular
1st person I'll prey I will prey
2nd person you'll prey you will prey
3rd person he/she/it'll prey he/she/it will prey
Plural
1st person we'll prey we will prey
2nd person you'll prey you will prey
3rd person they'll prey they will prey
Negative I won't prey
Singular
1st person I won't prey I will not prey
2nd person you won't prey you will not prey
3rd person he/she/it won't prey he/she/it will not prey
Plural
1st person we won't prey we will not prey
2nd person you won't prey you will not prey
3rd person they won't prey they will not prey
Question will I prey?
Singular
1st person will I prey?
2nd person will you prey?
3rd person will he/she/it prey?
Plural
1st person will we prey?
2nd person will you prey?
3rd person will they prey?
Negative question won't I prey?
Singular
1st person won't I prey? will I not prey?
2nd person won't you prey? will you not prey?
3rd person won't he/she/it prey? will he/she/it not prey?
Plural
1st person won't we prey? will we not prey?
2nd person won't you prey? will you not prey?
3rd person won't they prey? will they not prey?
Conditional I'd prey
Positive I'd prey
Singular
1st person I'd prey I would prey
2nd person you'd prey you would prey
3rd person he/she/it'd prey he/she/it would prey
Plural
1st person we'd prey we would prey
2nd person you'd prey you would prey
3rd person they'd prey they would prey
Negative I wouldn't prey
Singular
1st person I wouldn't prey I would not prey
2nd person you wouldn't prey you would not prey
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't prey he/she/it would not prey
Plural
1st person we wouldn't prey we would not prey
2nd person you wouldn't prey you would not prey
3rd person they wouldn't prey they would not prey
Question would I prey?
Singular
1st person would I prey?
2nd person would you prey?
3rd person would he/she/it prey?
Plural
1st person would we prey?
2nd person would you prey?
3rd person would they prey?
Negative question wouldn't I prey?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I prey? would I not prey?
2nd person wouldn't you prey? would you not prey?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it prey? would he/she/it not prey?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we prey? would we not prey?
2nd person wouldn't you prey? would you not prey?
3rd person wouldn't they prey? would they not prey?
Present continuous I'm preying
Positive I'm preying
Singular
1st person I'm preying I am preying
2nd person you're preying you are preying
3rd person he/she/it's preying he/she/it is preying
Plural
1st person we're preying we are preying
2nd person you're preying you are preying
3rd person they're preying they are preying
Negative I'm not preying
Singular
1st person I'm not preying I am not preying
2nd person you aren't preying you're not preying you are not preying
3rd person he/she/it isn't preying he/she/it's not preying he/she/it is not preying
Plural
1st person we aren't preying we're not preying we are not preying
2nd person you aren't preying you're not preying you are not preying
3rd person they aren't preying they're not preying they are not preying
Question am I preying?
Singular
1st person am I preying?
2nd person are you preying?
3rd person is he/she/it preying?
Plural
1st person are we preying?
2nd person are you preying?
3rd person are they preying?
Negative question aren't I preying?
Singular
1st person aren't I preying? am I not preying?
2nd person aren't you preying? are you not preying?
3rd person isn't he/she/it preying? is he/she/it not preying?
Plural
1st person aren't we preying? are we not preying?
2nd person aren't you preying? are you not preying?
3rd person aren't they preying? are they not preying?
Past continuous I was preying
Positive I was preying
Singular
1st person I was preying
2nd person you were preying
3rd person he/she/it was preying
Plural
1st person we were preying
2nd person you were preying
3rd person they were preying
Negative I wasn't preying
Singular
1st person I wasn't preying I was not preying
2nd person you weren't preying you were not preying
3rd person he/she/it wasn't preying he/she/it was not preying
Plural
1st person we weren't preying we were not preying
2nd person you weren't preying you were not preying
3rd person they weren't preying they were not preying
Question was I preying?
Singular
1st person was I preying?
2nd person were you preying?
3rd person was he/she/it preying?
Plural
1st person were we preying?
2nd person were you preying?
3rd person were they preying?
Negative question wasn't I preying?
Singular
1st person wasn't I preying? was I not preying?
2nd person weren't you preying? were you not preying?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it preying? was he/she/it not preying?
Plural
1st person weren't we preying? were we not preying?
2nd person weren't you preying? were you not preying?
3rd person weren't they preying? were they not preying?
Future continuous I'll be preying
Positive I'll be preying
Singular
1st person I'll be preying I will be preying
2nd person you'll be preying you will be preying
3rd person he/she/it'll be preying he/she/it will be preying
Plural
1st person we'll be preying we will be preying
2nd person you'll be preying you will be preying
3rd person they'll be preying they will be preying
Negative I won't be preying
Singular
1st person I won't be preying I will not be preying
2nd person you won't be preying you will not be preying
3rd person he/she/it won't be preying he/she/it will not be preying
Plural
1st person we won't be preying we will not be preying
2nd person you won't be preying you will not be preying
3rd person they won't be preying they will not be preying
Question will I be preying?
Singular
1st person will I be preying?
2nd person will you be preying?
3rd person will he/she/it be preying?
Plural
1st person will we be preying?
2nd person will you be preying?
3rd person will they be preying?
Negative question won't I be preying?
Singular
1st person won't I be preying? will I not be preying?
2nd person won't you be preying? will you not be preying?
3rd person won't he/she/it be preying? will he/she/it not be preying?
Plural
1st person won't we be preying? will we not be preying?
2nd person won't you be preying? will you not be preying?
3rd person won't they be preying? will they not be preying?
Conditional continuous I'd be preying
Positive I'd be preying
Singular
1st person I'd be preying I would be preying
2nd person you'd be preying you would be preying
3rd person he/she/it'd be preying he/she/it would be preying
Plural
1st person we'd be preying we would be preying
2nd person you'd be preying you would be preying
3rd person they'd be preying they would be preying
Negative I wouldn't be preying
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be preying I would not be preying
2nd person you wouldn't be preying you would not be preying
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be preying he/she/it would not be preying
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be preying we would not be preying
2nd person you wouldn't be preying you would not be preying
3rd person they wouldn't be preying they would not be preying
Question would I be preying?
Singular
1st person would I be preying?
2nd person would you be preying?
3rd person would he/she/it be preying?
Plural
1st person would we be preying?
2nd person would you be preying?
3rd person would they be preying?
Negative question wouldn't I be preying?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be preying? would I not be preying?
2nd person wouldn't you be preying? would you not be preying?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be preying? would he/she/it not be preying?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be preying? would we not be preying?
2nd person wouldn't you be preying? would you not be preying?
3rd person wouldn't they be preying? would they not be preying?
Present perfect I've preyed
Positive I've preyed
Singular
1st person I've preyed I have preyed
2nd person you've preyed you have preyed
3rd person he/she/it's preyed he/she/it has preyed
Plural
1st person we've preyed we have preyed
2nd person you've preyed you have preyed
3rd person they've preyed they have preyed
Negative I haven't preyed
Singular
1st person I haven't preyed I have not preyed
2nd person you haven't preyed you have not preyed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't preyed he/she/it has not preyed
Plural
1st person we haven't preyed we have not preyed
2nd person you haven't preyed you have not preyed
3rd person they haven't preyed they have not preyed
Question have I preyed?
Singular
1st person have I preyed?
2nd person have you preyed?
3rd person has he/she/it preyed?
Plural
1st person have we preyed?
2nd person have you preyed?
3rd person have they preyed?
Negative question haven't I preyed?
Singular
1st person haven't I preyed? have I not preyed?
2nd person haven't you preyed? have you not preyed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it preyed? has he/she/it not preyed?
Plural
1st person haven't we preyed? have we not preyed?
2nd person haven't you preyed? have you not preyed?
3rd person haven't they preyed? have they not preyed?
Past perfect I had preyed
Positive I had preyed
Singular
1st person I had preyed
2nd person you had preyed
3rd person he/she/it had preyed
Plural
1st person we had preyed
2nd person you had preyed
3rd person they had preyed
Negative I hadn't preyed
Singular
1st person I hadn't preyed I had not preyed
2nd person you hadn't preyed you had not preyed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't preyed he/she/it had not preyed
Plural
1st person we hadn't preyed we had not preyed
2nd person you hadn't preyed you had not preyed
3rd person they hadn't preyed they had not preyed
Question had I preyed?
Singular
1st person had I preyed?
2nd person had you preyed?
3rd person had he/she/it preyed?
Plural
1st person had we preyed?
2nd person had you preyed?
3rd person had they preyed?
Negative question hadn't I preyed?
Singular
1st person hadn't I preyed? had I not preyed?
2nd person hadn't you preyed? had you not preyed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it preyed? had he/she/it not preyed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we preyed? had we not preyed?
2nd person hadn't you preyed? had you not preyed?
3rd person hadn't they preyed? had they not preyed?
Future perfect I'll have preyed
Positive I'll have preyed
Singular
1st person I'll have preyed I will have preyed
2nd person you'll have preyed you will have preyed
3rd person he/she/it'll have preyed he/she/it will have preyed
Plural
1st person we'll have preyed we will have preyed
2nd person you'll have preyed you will have preyed
3rd person they'll have preyed they will have preyed
Negative I won't have preyed
Singular
1st person I won't have preyed I will not have preyed
2nd person you won't have preyed you will not have preyed
3rd person he/she/it won't have preyed he/she/it will not have preyed
Plural
1st person we won't have preyed we will not have preyed
2nd person you won't have preyed you will not have preyed
3rd person they won't have preyed they will not have preyed
Question +'ll I have preyed?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have preyed? will I have preyed?
2nd person +'ll you have preyed? will you have preyed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have preyed? will he/she/it have preyed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have preyed? will we have preyed?
2nd person +'ll you have preyed? will you have preyed?
3rd person +'ll they have preyed? will they have preyed?
Negative question won't I have preyed?
Singular
1st person won't I have preyed? will I not have preyed?
2nd person won't you have preyed? will you not have preyed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have preyed? will he/she/it not have preyed?
Plural
1st person won't we have preyed? will we not have preyed?
2nd person won't you have preyed? will you not have preyed?
3rd person won't they have preyed? will they not have preyed?
Conditional perfect I'd have preyed
Positive I'd have preyed
Singular
1st person I'd have preyed I would have preyed
2nd person you'd have preyed you would have preyed
3rd person he/she/it'd have preyed he/she/it would have preyed
Plural
1st person we'd have preyed we would have preyed
2nd person you'd have preyed you would have preyed
3rd person they'd have preyed they would have preyed
Negative I wouldn't have preyed
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have preyed I would not have preyed
2nd person you wouldn't have preyed you would not have preyed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have preyed he/she/it would not have preyed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have preyed we would not have preyed
2nd person you wouldn't have preyed you would not have preyed
3rd person they wouldn't have preyed they would not have preyed
Question would I have preyed?
Singular
1st person would I have preyed?
2nd person would you have preyed?
3rd person would he/she/it have preyed?
Plural
1st person would we have preyed?
2nd person would you have preyed?
3rd person would they have preyed?
Negative question wouldn't I have preyed?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have preyed? would I not have preyed?
2nd person wouldn't you have preyed? would you not have preyed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have preyed? would he/she/it not have preyed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have preyed? would we not have preyed?
2nd person wouldn't you have preyed? would you not have preyed?
3rd person wouldn't they have preyed? would they not have preyed?
Imperative prey!
Positive
you prey!
we let's prey!
Negative
you don't prey!
we let's not prey!
Examples prey examples
How do I use prey in a sentence?
Simple sentences
The eagle dived at its prey.
The lion put an end to his prey with one stroke.
The old woman fell an easy prey to the fraud.
Patterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.
Some large birds prey upon small birds and animals.
Hawks are birds of prey.
The octopus wrapped itself around its prey.
Eagles, falcons and hawks are birds of prey.
The eagle is a bird of prey.
The lion is stalking its prey.
The deer fell a prey to the lion.
Cornered prey is the most dangerous kind.
Many of the turtle eggs left on beaches make for easy prey.
The man is the hunter, and the woman is his prey.
The prey dies once, while the hunter dies every day.
Movie subtitles
Mephisto lurking for prey.
The cloak, spread out like an ink stain disappeared under the work of the supernatural being who grew paler as he absorbed his prey.
The innocent young person itself becomes a vampire and seeks to prey on its nearest and dearest.
At night, they leave their graves and roam abroad like wolves seeking their prey.
You know, when Tom Destry walked like that, he was stalking his prey.
All you the words you got. - Can I call the mayor a bird of prey?
All you can do is shoot and kill and prey on women. with your beastly senses slobbering at the sight of anything fine.
Your boat, Dan. waiting like a bird of prey for the Southern Cross. which you knew would strike. Didn't you?
Supply planes are clumsy, easy prey for your Spitfires.
I've been a prey to horrible calls.
The prey he deekd id a truth worth telling. a faith worth living by. domething worth dpilling hid gutd about.
If you all keep thinking like that, you'll all become prey for Godzilla!
She lieth in wait as for prey and increaseth the transgressors among men.
The world is grown so bad. that wrens may prey where eagles dare not perch.
Even a rat, for all its fury, falls prey to it.
Can I call the mayor a bird of prey?
He's the man you selected from among you to defy me, to prey upon me, to threaten my life.
Your boat, Dan. waiting like a bird of prey for the Southern Cross. which you knew would strike.
There they are, aside the condor the largest bird of prey in the world, the bearded vulture and the Himalaya vultures.
Birds of prey, aren't they?
Human beings are its chosen prey and its venom once injected into the blood stream causes such excruciating agony that the victim is driven to self-destruction.
Places! Our prey is here!
Today it seems their only purpose is to put you on the wrong track while smarter ones divide the prey.
What do you know about the old days?! If you all keep thinking like that, you'll all become prey for Godzilla!
You prophets and priests made the gods, that you may prey upon the fears of men.
Tore felt how the current got hold of him and used his last ounce of strength. to avoid falling prey to the enormous forces of nature.
Can I call the mayor a bird of prey? -Call him anything you like.
Prey to passing prowlers, poverty and policemen, - How poetic.
If I survive this it'll be to fall prey to angina, sclerosis or one of the other ills of age.
It doesn't know how to hunt its natural prey.
That other one, she's in her coffin. but she struggles to come out, to prey on us.
A malicious beast of prey.
More pity that the eagle should be mewed. while kites and buzzards prey at liberty.
You must keep in mind that the game we're hunting is no ordinary prey.
We can theorize that the others became the organism's prey.
Men who live by the Precepts easily fall prey to money.
News and current affairs
In healthy ecosystems, when prey numbers decline, predators become malnourished, and their numbers decline, too, giving their prey a chance to recover.
When our prey numbers decline, their economic value tends to increase, so fishing intensifies.
Such continuing political inertia leaves an increasingly young Arab population prey to the appeal of extremist ideologies, while driving the best and brightest to seek their fortune elsewhere.
But apathy about democracy is what makes so many ordinary Indians prey to poisonous appeals.
Often the first host is prey for the second, and so the parasites helps the predators catch their prey.
In these destitute areas, where most Iraqis live, people are prey to bitter temptations.
Iraqis will demand the dignity of government by Iraqis, while criminals and terrorists will prey on such sentiments by whatever means necessary.
But the vanity, greed, and perpetual scheming of the opposition's leaders has left them easy prey for Milosevic's schemes of divide-and-misrule.
When an entire government appears on the make and on the take, people are easy prey for any demagogue who promises to replace the real vices of a sick democracy with the imaginary virtues of a sound dictatorship.
But this also requires helping those people who out of desperation have fallen prey to extremist forces.
In the measure that scientists, absorbed in their research and fascinated by technology, forget this profound teaching of the humanities, they will continue to fall prey to Bias, their implacable nemesis.
In addition, literary intellectuals - who in the 1980s led the way in criticism - fell prey to Western postmodernist jargon, even though such things have little resonance in China.
But human predators are different. When our prey numbers decline, their economic value tends to increase, so fishing intensifies.
Sharing prey with pre-existing carnivores, they acquired tapeworms that originally inhabited only hyenas, large cats, and African hunting dogs.
We must be careful not to drive migration further underground or offer additional opportunities to the criminal gangs that prey on the desperation of migrants to make obscene profits.
It is good to have a business sector in which shareowners are not prey to self-dealing CEOs.
It does not help when some of those trapped in the poor ghettos surrounding major cities - however small a minority - become tempted by violence and fall prey to terrorist recruiters.
We must honour this order if we do not want to fall prey to the arrogant belief that discovering fragments of truth may enable us to master the universe.
The danger that the Czech people might, once again, fall prey to an aggressor who would attack us, certain that the democratic world would not lift a finger to intervene, is irrevocably receding into the past.
A giant crane strained to lift a 12-foot-high slab, yanking it back and forth like some dinosaur gnawing its prey.
The process must also include real disarmament to ensure that Afghans do not fall prey to a continuing cycle of violence, and that the Afghan state establishes genuine control of security.
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