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falls prey

falls prey is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fall prey.

Meaning of fall prey

Verb

fall prey (third-person singular simple present falls prey, present participle falling prey, simple past fell prey, past participle fallen prey)

  1. To be affected, or overcome by, a bad situation; used with to.
    • Many children at our school have fallen prey to the 'flu bug.
    Synonyms:
    fall victim

Questions about falls prey

What is falls prey the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Falls prey is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fall prey.

Words near falls prey in the dictionary

  1. falls out of the ugly tree and hits every branch
  2. falls out upon
  3. falls over
  4. falls over oneself
  5. falls pregnant
  6. falls prey
  7. falls short
  8. falls sick
  9. falls silent
  10. falls through
  11. falls through the cracks

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