prey upon in English

Forms: preys upon [present, singular, third-person], preying upon [participle, present], preyed upon [participle, past], preyed upon [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} prey upon (third-person singular simple present preys upon, present participle preying upon, simple past and past participle preyed upon)

Inflected forms

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"prey upon" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms