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1.b> i> (), i> ; i> ( i>); the spider preys on small flies and other insects ; cats prey on birds and mice / ;
2.b> (), , ( , . i>); the accident has been preying on my mind all week i> ; he had been unwise and it preyed on his conscience ;
3.b> i> (, ) / , i> ; i> ( , , . i>); he would attack at night, preying on lone women in their twenties or thirties 20-30 ; these young thieves prey on the elderly ; religious cults that specialize in preying on young people / , i> / ; he's very charming and preys on rich widows / "" ;
4.b> .i> (); i> / ; ferocious invaders had descended through the western passes to prey on the defenceless wealth of Hindustan .