Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fall prey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
fal-l prey
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be affected, or overcome by, a bad situation; used with to.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

falls prey (present, singular) falling prey (participle, present) fell prey (past) fallen prey (participle, past)

Synonyms

fall victim

Questions

What does fall prey mean?
To be affected, or overcome by, a bad situation; used with to.

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