pray vs prey
Definitions
verb
- call upon in supplication; entreat
- address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
Examples
Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well.
The dozen pictures she had shot during a recent bath time -- including a few of Nora rinsing with a handheld shower sprayer -- were, for Cynthia, simply part of the vast photographic record she was keeping of her family's life.
I have sprayed them a couple of times with soapy water, which kills some of them but doesn't harm beneficial insects like ladybirds.
Definitions
noun
- animal hunted or caught for food
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
verb
- prey on or hunt for
- profit from in an exploitatory manner
Examples
Moray eels, garfish and trumpetfish were roaming and snapping at a plethora of potential prey.
They also feed visually by capturing prey from the surface of mud or water, by plunging their heads into water, and by snatching insects from the air.
More and more security experts are lining up against the use of static passwords for e-banking; in part because the technique makes consumers easy prey for phishers.
