(transitive) To eat (as prey). / (transitive, figuratively) To exploit or victimize. / (transitive, figuratively) To weigh heavily upon (a person's mind).

(archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war / That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured

(intransitive) To act as a predator.

present participle of prey

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prey

simple past tense and past participle of prey

present participle of prey on

simple past tense and past participle of prey on

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prey on

A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates. / (figuratively) A predatory person, savagely cruel and ruthless in their treatment of others.