fall prey en · VERB
Meanings
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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.
Even now gay rights ordinances are in danger of being repealed by local and statewide initiatives. Indeed, San Francisco, the self proclaimed gay capital, is in the danger of falling prey to the anti-gays.
1974 February 2, Edward Sebesta, “Launching the Gay '80s: Gay Rights Under Siege In Santa Clara County”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| falls prey | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fell prey | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fallen prey | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| falling prey | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (10)
ru стать добычей (to be affected by a bad situation) · pl padać ofiarą (to be affected by a bad situation) · pl paść ofiarą (to be affected by a bad situation) · bg ставам жертва (to be affected by a bad situation) · es ser presa (de) (to be affected by a bad situation) · ru становиться добычей (to be affected by a bad situation) · bg стана жертва (to be affected by a bad situation) · it cadere vittima (to be affected by a bad situation) · hu áldozatul esik (to be affected by a bad situation) · es caer presa (de) (to be affected by a bad situation)