prey – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of prey

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to prey
Participle: preyed
Gerund: preying

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iprey
youprey
he;she;itpreys
weprey
youprey
theyprey

Perfect

Ihave preyed
youhave preyed
he;she;ithas preyed
wehave preyed
youhave preyed
theyhave preyed

Past

Ipreyed
youpreyed
he;she;itpreyed
wepreyed
youpreyed
theypreyed

Pluperfect

Ihad preyed
youhad preyed
he;she;ithad preyed
wehad preyed
youhad preyed
theyhad preyed

Future

Iwill prey
youwill prey
he;she;itwill prey
wewill prey
youwill prey
theywill prey

Future Perfect

Iwill have preyed
youwill have preyed
he;she;itwill have preyed
wewill have preyed
youwill have preyed
theywill have preyed

Subjunctive

Present

Iprey
youprey
he;she;itprey
weprey
youprey
theyprey

Perfect

Ihave preyed
youhave preyed
he;she;ithave preyed
wehave preyed
youhave preyed
theyhave preyed

Imperfect

Ipreyed
youpreyed
he;she;itpreyed
wepreyed
youpreyed
theypreyed

Pluperfect

Ihad preyed
youhad preyed
he;she;ithad preyed
wehad preyed
youhad preyed
theyhad preyed

Conditional

Present

Iwould prey
youwould prey
he;she;itwould prey
wewould prey
youwould prey
theywould prey

Perfect

Iwould have preyed
youwould have preyed
he;she;itwould have preyed
wewould have preyed
youwould have preyed
theywould have preyed

Imperative

youprey
weLet's prey
youprey

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam preying
youare preying
he;she;itis preying
weare preying
youare preying
theyare preying

Perfect

Ihave been preying
youhave been preying
he;she;ithas been preying
wehave been preying
youhave been preying
theyhave been preying

Past

Iwas preying
youwere preying
he;she;itwas preying
wewere preying
youwere preying
theywere preying

Pluperfect

Ihad been preying
youhad been preying
he;she;ithad been preying
wehad been preying
youhad been preying
theyhad been preying

Future

Iwill be preying
youwill be preying
he;she;itwill be preying
wewill be preying
youwill be preying
theywill be preying

Future Perfect

Iwill have been preying
youwill have been preying
he;she;itwill have been preying
wewill have been preying
youwill have been preying
theywill have been preying

Conditional

Present

Iwould be preying
youwould be preying
he;she;itwould be preying
wewould be preying
youwould be preying
theywould be preying

Perfect

Iwould have been preying
youwould have been preying
he;she;itwould have been preying
wewould have been preying
youwould have been preying
theywould have been preying

Other

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

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)