āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
prey on
/pÉšËeÉĒ ËÉn/
prey upon
to prey on
[phrase form: prey]
01
āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to hunt, capture, and eat other animals as a means of survival
Transitive: to prey on an animal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Owls prey on small rodents during the night.
āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to take advantage of those who are vulnerable or easily fooled
Transitive: to prey on a person or their vulnerabilities
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Some online scams prey on people's trust, asking for personal details under false pretenses.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
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