how to pronounce prey

/ˈpɹɛɪ/

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prey is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of prey in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… Activity film makers prey on the …”

meaning of prey

Prey is a noun meaning a hunted animal.

prey frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word prey occurs in english on average 8.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics prey can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that prey can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;