Meaning of prey in English
(Definition of prey from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
prey | Intermediate English
The prey had been sighted.
prey | Business English
Examples of prey
prey
That's what he uses to prey on people.
From CBS Local
So when it comes to hunting, the frogfish waits for prey to come to it.
From National Geographic
He would continue to prey on women under his control, prosecutors claim, until he resigned in 2014.
From Huffington Post
I felt like a piece of small prey.
From ABC News
It may use these to spot prey swimming above.
From Wired
In this mode, the prey stays static in the raptor's visual field.
From Wired
They are also considered to be effective predators capable of reducing the populations of their prey.
From Phys.Org
Being prey animals, they generally don't like to be picked up and need a long time until they trust a human to touch them.
From OregonLive.com
Dogs in the wild catch their prey by running it down.
From Huffington Post
They had their prey in a matter of weeks.
From Slate
Are we still that kind of party or are we simply going to become the party that preys on people's fears?
From NBCNews.com
They then use these websites to prey on people who are looking for the best deal possible.
From CBS News
But their skulls and beaks probably weren't strong enough to tackle large prey, biomechanical studies have shown.
From Wired
The bird of prey can get drones from the air by catching them with his legs.
From CBS News
They prey on those desperate to improve their lots in life.
From CNET
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Collocations with prey
prey
These are words often used in combination with prey.
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alternative prey
The availability of alternative prey may have affected the quantities of slug consumed, but clearly did not prevent the beetles from reducing slug populations.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
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भक्ष्य…
えじき, 獲物, 餌食（えじき）…
av, kurban, yem…
proie [feminine], se nourrir de, s’en prendre à…
presa…
prooi…
ஒரு விலங்கால் உணவுக்காக வேட்டையாடப்பட்டு கொல்லப்படும் விலங்கு…
शिकार, एक पशु द्वारा खाने के लिए मारा गया अन्य पशु…
શિકાર…
bytte…
rov, byte…
mangsa…
die Beute…
bytte [neuter], byttedyr [neuter], leve…
چارہ, شکار…
здобич…
жертва, добыча…
ఎర / మరొక జంతువు ఆహారం కోసం వేటాడి చంపబడిన జంతువు…
فَريسة…
শিকার…
kořist…
mangsa…
เหยื่อ…
con mồi…
zdobycz, ofiara…
먹이…
preda…
