verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

fall prey

fall prey · falls prey · fell prey · fallen prey · falling prey

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

» She was falling prey to panic.

Meaning

1 senses

To be affected, or overcome by, a bad situation; used with to.
Many children at our school have fallen prey to the 'flu bug.
Inexperienced teachers sometimes fall prey to fears that they do not know enough.
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Examples

16 sentences

She was falling prey to panic.
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She fell prey to his lies.
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The deer fell prey to the lion.
ruОлень стал жертвой льва.
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She's fallen prey to a bounty hunter.
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Flies fall prey to the spider's web.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to be affected by a bad situation:

Forms

falls prey, falling prey, fell prey, fallen prey

Base form	fall prey · to fall prey
3rd person singular	falls prey
Present participle	falling prey
Past simple	fell prey
Past participle	fallen prey

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	fall prey
he, she, it	falls prey

Past simpleLesson

all persons

fell prey

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have fallen prey
he, she, it	has fallen prey

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will fall prey

Synonyms

1 synonyms

fall victim

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle