How to pronounce prey
American English pronunciation
PRAY
- IPA
- /ˈpɹeɪ/
- Syllables
- PRAY (1 syllable)
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What prey means
An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
In a sentence: The owl swooped down on its prey, a little field mouse.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word, from the Latin word praeda, which meant things taken or captured.
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