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prey
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1. a. An animal hunted or caught by another for food: The leopard carried its prey into a tree.
b. The collection of animals typically hunted and eaten by a predator: the acoustic location of prey by barn owls.
2. a. An object or victim of attack: ships that became the prey of pirates.
b. One that is subjected to or afflicted with something: was prey to depression.
c. One that is deceived or taken advantage of by another: easy prey for swindlers.
3. Archaicb. Plunder; booty.
intr.v.preyed, prey·ing, preys1. To hunt, catch, or eat as prey: Owls prey on mice.
2. To victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense: swindlers who prey upon the weak.
3. To plunder or pillage: Vikings preying on coastal settlements.
4. To exert a baneful or injurious effect: Remorse preyed on his mind.
[Middle English preie, from Old French, from Latin praeda, booty, prey; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
prey
(preɪ) n1. (Zoology) an animal hunted or captured by another for food
2. a person or thing that becomes the victim of a hostile person, influence, etc
3. (Animals) beast of prey an animal that preys on others for food
4. (Animals) bird of prey a bird that preys on others for food
vb (intr; often foll by on or upon) 6. (Zoology) to hunt or seize food by killing other animals
7. to make a victim (of others), as by profiting at their expense
8. to exert a depressing or obsessive effect (on the mind, spirits, etc); weigh heavily (upon)
[C13: from Old French preie, from Latin praeda booty; see predatory]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
prey
(preɪ)n.
1. an animal hunted or seized for food, esp. by a carnivorous animal.
2. a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy, disease, swindler, injurious agency, etc.
3. the action or habit of preying: a beast of prey.
v.i. 5. to seize and devour prey: Foxes prey on rabbits.
6. to make raids or attacks for booty or plunder: The Vikings preyed on coastal settlements.
7. to exert a harmful or destructive and often obsessive influence: The problem preyed upon his mind.
8. to victimize another or others: loan sharks who prey upon the poor.
(usu. fol. by on or upon)[1200–50; Middle English preye < Old French < Latin praeda booty, prey]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
prey
Past participle: preyed
Gerund: preying
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| prey |
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| I prey |
| you prey |
| he/she/it preys |
| we prey |
| you prey |
| they prey |
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| I preyed |
| you preyed |
| he/she/it preyed |
| we preyed |
| you preyed |
| they preyed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am preying |
| you are preying |
| he/she/it is preying |
| we are preying |
| you are preying |
| they are preying |
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| I have preyed |
| you have preyed |
| he/she/it has preyed |
| we have preyed |
| you have preyed |
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| I was preying |
| you were preying |
| he/she/it was preying |
| we were preying |
| you were preying |
| they were preying |
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| I had preyed |
| you had preyed |
| he/she/it had preyed |
| we had preyed |
| you had preyed |
| they had preyed |
| Future |
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| I will prey |
| you will prey |
| he/she/it will prey |
| we will prey |
| you will prey |
| they will prey |
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| I will have preyed |
| you will have preyed |
| he/she/it will have preyed |
| we will have preyed |
| you will have preyed |
| they will have preyed |
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| I will be preying |
| you will be preying |
| he/she/it will be preying |
| we will be preying |
| you will be preying |
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| I have been preying |
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| we have been preying |
| you have been preying |
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| I will have been preying |
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| he/she/it will have been preying |
| we will have been preying |
| you will have been preying |
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| I had been preying |
| you had been preying |
| he/she/it had been preying |
| we had been preying |
| you had been preying |
| they had been preying |
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| I would prey |
| you would prey |
| he/she/it would prey |
| we would prey |
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| I would have preyed |
| you would have preyed |
| he/she/it would have preyed |
| we would have preyed |
| you would have preyed |
| they would have preyed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | prey - a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; 'he fell prey to muggers'; 'everyone was fair game'; 'the target of a manhunt' fair game, quarry, target victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance |
| 2. | prey - animal hunted or caught for food animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | |
| Verb | 1. | prey - profit from in an exploitatory manner; 'He feeds on her insecurity' exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; 'He exploit the new taxation system'; 'She knows how to work the system'; 'he works his parents for sympathy' |
| 2. | prey - prey on or hunt for; 'These mammals predate certain eggs' forage - wander and feed; 'The animals forage in the woods' |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
prey
noun1.quarry, game, killThese animals were the prey of hyenas.
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2.victim, target, mark, mug(Brit. slang), dupe, fall guy(informal)Old people are easy prey for con men.
1.hunt, live off, eat, seize, devour, feed uponThe larvae prey on small aphids.
2.victimize, bully, intimidate, exploit, take advantage of, bleed(informal), blackmail, terrorizeunscrupulous men who preyed on young runaways
3.worry, trouble, burden, distress, haunt, hang over, oppress, weigh down, weigh heavilyThis was the question that preyed on his mind.
Birds of prey
accipiter, bald eagle, barn owl, bateleur eagle, boobook, brown owl, buzzard, caracara, condor, Cooper's hawk, duck hawk, eagle, eagle-hawk or wedge-tailed eagle, falcon, falconet, golden eagle, goshawk, gyrfalcon or gerfalcon, harrier, hawk, hawk owl, hobby, honey buzzard, hoot owl, horned owl, kestrel, kite, lammergeier, lammergeyer, bearded vulture, or (archaic) ossifrage, lanner, little owl, long-eared owl, merlin, Montagu's harrier, mopoke or (N.Z.) ruru, osprey, fish eagle, or (archaic) ossifrage, owl, peregrine falcon, red kite or (archaic) gled(e), rough-legged buzzard, saker, screech owl, sea eagle, erne, or ern, secretary bird, snowy owl, sparrowhawk, tawny owl, turkey buzzard or vulture, vultureCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
prey
nounOne that is made to suffer injury, loss, or death:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
kořist
bráî
餌食
laupījumsmedījumsupuris
plenprežati
เหยื่อ
mồi
prey
[preɪ]A.N (lit, fig) → presaf, víctimaf
beast of prey → animalm de rapiña
bird of prey → avef de rapiña
to be (a) prey to → ser víctima de
she is prey to irrational fears (fig) → es presa de temoresirracionales
he fell (a) prey to the disease → fue víctimade laenfermedad
beast of prey → animalm de rapiña
bird of prey → avef de rapiña
to be (a) prey to → ser víctima de
she is prey to irrational fears (fig) → es presa de temoresirracionales
he fell (a) prey to the disease → fue víctimade laenfermedad
B.VIto prey on [+ animals] (= attack) → cazar; (= feed on) → alimentarse de; [+ person] →
rabbits are preyed on by foxes → los conejos son presade loszorros
to prey on sb's mind → traerpreocupadoorobsesionar a algn
doubts preyed on him → le obsesionaban las dudas
the tragedy so preyed on his mind that → la tragedia le obsesionó de tal modo que ...
rabbits are preyed on by foxes → los conejos son presade loszorros
to prey on sb's mind → traerpreocupadoorobsesionar a algn
doubts preyed on him → le obsesionaban las dudas
the tragedy so preyed on his mind that → la tragedia le obsesionó de tal modo que ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
prey
[ˈpreɪ]n (= animal) → proief
a bird of prey → un oiseau de proie
a bird of prey → un oiseau de proie
(= person) → proief
to fall prey to sth → devenir la proie de qch
to be prey to sth [+ illness, feeling] → être en proie à qch
He was prey to a growing despair → Il était en proie à un désespoirgrandissant.vt fus
to fall prey to sth → devenir la proie de qch
to be prey to sth [+ illness, feeling] → être en proie à qch
He was prey to a growing despair → Il était en proie à un désespoirgrandissant.vt fus
[+ animal] → s'attaquer à
the effect was to starve many animals and those that preyed on them → cela a eu pour effet d'affamer de nombreuxanimauxainsi que leurs prédateurs
the effect was to starve many animals and those that preyed on them → cela a eu pour effet d'affamer de nombreuxanimauxainsi que leurs prédateurs
[+ person] → s'attaquer à
to prey on sb's mind → ronger qn
It was preying on his mind → Ça le rongeait.
to prey on sb's mind → ronger qn
It was preying on his mind → Ça le rongeait.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
prey
n (lit, fig) → Beutef; (= animal also) → Beutetiernt; beast of prey → Raubtiernt; bird of prey → Raubvogelm; to be/fall prey to somebody/something(lit) → eine Beute von jdm/etwwerden; (fig) → ein Opfer von jdm/etwwerden; she was (a) prey to anxiety → sie war leicht in Angst zu versetzen; she was (a) prey to illness → sie wurdeleichtkrank
vito prey (up)on(animals) → Beutemachen auf(+acc); (pirates, thieves) → (aus)plündern; (swindler etc) → als Opferaussuchen; (doubts) → nagen an(+dat); (anxiety) → quälen; it preyed (up)on his mind → es ließ ihn nichtlos, der Gedanke daran quälte ihn
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
prey
[preɪ]n (also) (fig) → predato be prey to (fig) → essere in preda a
prey onvi + prep (subj, animals) → predare, farpreda di; (person) → depredare
to prey on sb's mind → ossessionare qn
it was preying on his mind → gli rodeva la mente
to prey on sb's mind → ossessionare qn
it was preying on his mind → gli rodeva la mente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prey
(prei)
– plural prey – noun a bird or animal, birds or animals, that is/are hunted by other birds or animals for food. The lion tore at its prey. prooi فَريسَه плячка presa kořist die Beute bytte λείαpresa saak طعمه saalis proieטרף शिकार plijen zsákmány mangsa bráð preda えじき 먹이 grobis, auka laupījums; medījums; upuris mangsa prooibyttezdobycz presa pradă жертва, добыча korisť plen plen rov, byte เหยื่อ av 被捕食的動物(犧牲品) здобич شکار کيا جانے والا جانور يا پرندہ con mồi 被捕食的动物（牺牲品）
beast/bird of prey an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others. roofdier حيوان كاسِر أو طَيْر جارِح грабливо/хищно животно/птица animal/ave de rapina dravec das Raubtier, der Raubvogel rovdyr αρπακτικό animal/ave de rapiña röövloom, röövlind حیوانات شکاری petoeläin/-lintu prédateur/oiseau de proie טורף गोश्तख़ोर जानवर žrtva ragadozó (madár) pemangsa rándÿr/-fugl animale/uccello predatore 猛獣 짐승/맹금 plėšrūnas plēsējs; plēsīgs zvērs/putns binatang / burung pemangsa roofdier rovdyr/-fugl zwierz/ptak drapieżny ښكاري ځانوران animal/ave de rapina animal/pasăre de pradă хищное животное/хищная птица dravec roparica grabljivica rovdjur/rovfågel นกล่าเหยื่อ yırtıcı hayvan 食肉獸(或鳥) хижак شکاري جانور يا پرندہ thú/ chim săn mồi 食肉兽（或鸟）
prey on/upon to attack as prey. Hawks prey upon smaller birds. roof يَفْتَرِس ловя atacar lovit, živit se Jagd machen auf jage κυνηγώ, λυμαίνομαι, βασανίζω cazar una presa (röövsaagist) elatuma شکار کردن saalistaa faire sa proie de לִטרוֹף शिकार करना hvatati plijen zsákmányul ejt vmit menyerang lifa á, hafa að bráð fare preda di 捕えて食べる (~을) 먹고 살다 medžioti, persekioti medīt, ķert (laupījumu) menjadi mangsa azen opjakte på polować na ښكار كول atacar a ataca охотиться, ловить loviť, živiť sa prežati napasti jaga, leva på ล่าเป็นอาหาร avlamak, avlayarak beslenmek 捕食 полювати شکار پر حملہ کرنا săn mồi 捕食
prey is a noun or a verb: a bird of prey (not pray); to prey on (not pray on) smaller creatures.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
prey
→ فَرِيسَة
kořist bytteBeuteλείαpresa saaliseläin
proie plijenpreda 餌食 먹이prooibyttezdobyczpresaдобыча byte เหยื่อav mồi猎物Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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