prey

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
2. (countable, uncountable) A person or thing given up as a victim.
3. (countable, uncountable) A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
4. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war.
5. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.
6. (countable, uncountable) The victim of a disease.

Verb

To act as a predator.

Konzepte

Beute

Beutetier

erbeuten

Essen

Freiwild

Futter

Köder

suchen

Nahrung

Nahrungsmittel

Opfer

Speise

Spielen

Erbeuten

beute Machen

Lebensmittel

ausnutzen

Synonyme

quarry

victim

booty

predate

target

pillage

spoil

plunder

feed

food

🍽️

capture

raven

loot

fair game

prey upon

sufferer

dupe

casualty

torment

predation

plague

bag

gull

catch

swag

violate

foray into

spoliate

burgle

chase

deplume

deprive

despoil

dirty money

disinvest

divest

dock

exploit

fool

game

kill

🔪🩸👤

output

pick

⛏️

picking

preying

prisoner

prize

sacrifice

scapegoat

spoils

Übersetzungen

proie

presa

prooi

preda

presa

buit

captura

vangst

presa

λεία

bottino

botín

praeda

βορά

accipitrina

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/pɹeɪ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: preye

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: praien

In summary

From Middle English preye, prei, preyȝe, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French preie, one of the variants of proie, from Latin praeda. Compare predator. Doublet of prede.