prey

/preɪ/ verb

Translation

prey on sth phrasal verb

› If an animal preys on another animal, it catches it and eats it.

avlanarak beslenmek

Spiders prey on flies and other small insects.1621

prey on/upon sb phrasal verb

› to hurt or deceive people who are weak and easy to deceive

zayıf ve kolay kandırılabilen kişileri incitmek/kandırmak; kolay avlamak; kolay av olmak

These young thieves prey on the elderly.1052

(Definition of prey verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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