prey – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to prey on sb
Participle: preyed on sb
Gerund: preying on sb

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

I	prey on sb
you	prey on sb
he;she;it	preys on sb
we	prey on sb
you	prey on sb
they	prey on sb

Perfect

I	have preyed on sb
you	have preyed on sb
he;she;it	has preyed on sb
we	have preyed on sb
you	have preyed on sb
they	have preyed on sb

Past

I	preyed on sb
you	preyed on sb
he;she;it	preyed on sb
we	preyed on sb
you	preyed on sb
they	preyed on sb

Pluperfect

I	had preyed on sb
you	had preyed on sb
he;she;it	had preyed on sb
we	had preyed on sb
you	had preyed on sb
they	had preyed on sb

Future

I	will prey on sb
you	will prey on sb
he;she;it	will prey on sb
we	will prey on sb
you	will prey on sb
they	will prey on sb

Future Perfect

I	will have preyed on sb
you	will have preyed on sb
he;she;it	will have preyed on sb
we	will have preyed on sb
you	will have preyed on sb
they	will have preyed on sb

Subjunctive

Present

I	prey on sb
you	prey on sb
he;she;it	prey on sb
we	prey on sb
you	prey on sb
they	prey on sb

Perfect

I	have preyed on sb
you	have preyed on sb
he;she;it	have preyed on sb
we	have preyed on sb
you	have preyed on sb
they	have preyed on sb

Imperfect

I	preyed on sb
you	preyed on sb
he;she;it	preyed on sb
we	preyed on sb
you	preyed on sb
they	preyed on sb

Pluperfect

I	had preyed on sb
you	had preyed on sb
he;she;it	had preyed on sb
we	had preyed on sb
you	had preyed on sb
they	had preyed on sb

Conditional

Present

I	would prey on sb
you	would prey on sb
he;she;it	would prey on sb
we	would prey on sb
you	would prey on sb
they	would prey on sb

Perfect

I	would have preyed on sb
you	would have preyed on sb
he;she;it	would have preyed on sb
we	would have preyed on sb
you	would have preyed on sb
they	would have preyed on sb

Imperative

you	prey on sb
we	Let's prey on sb
you	prey on sb

Indicative

Present

I	am preying on sb
you	are preying on sb
he;she;it	is preying on sb
we	are preying on sb
you	are preying on sb
they	are preying on sb

Perfect

I	have been preying on sb
you	have been preying on sb
he;she;it	has been preying on sb
we	have been preying on sb
you	have been preying on sb
they	have been preying on sb

Past

I	was preying on sb
you	were preying on sb
he;she;it	was preying on sb
we	were preying on sb
you	were preying on sb
they	were preying on sb

Pluperfect

I	had been preying on sb
you	had been preying on sb
he;she;it	had been preying on sb
we	had been preying on sb
you	had been preying on sb
they	had been preying on sb

Future

I	will be preying on sb
you	will be preying on sb
he;she;it	will be preying on sb
we	will be preying on sb
you	will be preying on sb
they	will be preying on sb

Future Perfect

I	will have been preying on sb
you	will have been preying on sb
he;she;it	will have been preying on sb
we	will have been preying on sb
you	will have been preying on sb
they	will have been preying on sb

Conditional

Present

I	would be preying on sb
you	would be preying on sb
he;she;it	would be preying on sb
we	would be preying on sb
you	would be preying on sb
they	would be preying on sb

Perfect

I	would have been preying on sb
you	would have been preying on sb
he;she;it	would have been preying on sb
we	would have been preying on sb
you	would have been preying on sb
they	would have been preying on sb

Verbs conjugated like 'prey'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'prey'

grey, pley, pray, prep, pry, wrey, arefy, aret, bray, brew,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

~ on something, ~ upon something, ~ on somebody, ~ upon somebody,

Etymology

1. 1240, "animal hunted for food," from O.Fr. preie "booty, animal taken in the chase" (1140), from L. præda "booty, plunder, game hunted," earlier præheda, related to prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see prehensile). The verb meaning "to plunder, pillage, ravage" is attested from 1297, from O.Fr. preer, earlier preder (c.1040), from L.L. prædare. Its sense of "to kill and devour" is attested from c.1340.
2. From Middle English praien, prayen, preyen, partly from the noun and partly from Old French praer, preer, earlier preder, from Late Latin praedō, collateral form of Latin praedor, from praeda (“plunder, booty, loot”) + -ō (verbal suffix). Doublet of prede. See: Latin 'praedor'.

Sample Sentences

“ It's just what I 've been foreboding ! ” said Marie; “ it's just what has been preying on my health, from day to day, bringing me downward to the grave, though nobody regards it. I have seen this, long. St. Clare, you will see, after a while, that I was right. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] such things; it's all talk. If people have feeling, they will show it,—they can't help it; but, then, it's a great misfortune to have feeling. I'd rather have been made like St. Clare. My feelings prey upon me so ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

prey – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of prey

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'prey'

Verbs similar to 'prey'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Sample Sentences