PREY ON ONE'S MIND

Meaning of PREY ON ONE'S MIND in English

v. phr. To afflict; worry. He couldn't sleep because his many debts were preying on his mind.

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PREY ON ONE'S MIND — {v. phr.} To afflict; worry. * /He couldn't sleep because his many debts were preying on his mind./
Slang English vocab
PREY ON ONE'S MIND — {v. phr.} To afflict; worry. * /He couldn't sleep because his many debts were preying on his mind./
Словарь английских идиом
PREY ON ONE'S MIND — мучить, терзать His crime preyed on his mind until he gave himself up to the police. ≈ Его преступление не …
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PREY ON ONE'S MIND — мучить, терзать His crime preyed on his mind until he gave himself up to the police. — Его преступление не …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PREY ON ONE'S MIND — мучить, терзать His crime preyed on his mind until he gave himself up to the police. — Его преступление не …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PREY ON ONE'S MIND — мучить, терзать His crime preyed on his mind until he gave himself up to the police. — Его преступление не давало …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PREY ON ONE'S MIND — мучить, терзать His crime preyed on his mind until he gave himself up to the police. ≈ Его преступление не …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PREY — I. ˈprā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English preye, from Old French preie, from Latin praeda; akin to Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MIND — I. ˈmīnd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English minde, mynde, from Old English gemynd; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREY — — preyer , n. /pray/ , n. 1. an animal hunted or seized for food, esp. by a carnivorous animal. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIND — /muynd/ , n. 1. (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PREY — I. ˈprā noun ( plural prey also preys ) Etymology: Middle English preie, from Anglo-French, from Latin praeda; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PREY — noun the act of devouring other creatures; ravage. 2. prey ·noun to take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to …
Webster English vocab
MIND — v courage; spirit. 2. mind ·v choice; inclination; liking; intent; will. 3. mind ·noun to put in mind; to remind. …
Webster English vocab
PREY — [prey] n, pl prey also preys [ME preie, fr. OF, fr. L praeda; akin to L prehendere to grasp, seize--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MIND — in the Western tradition, the complex of faculties involved in perceiving, remembering, considering, evaluating, and deciding. Mind is in some …
Britannica English vocabulary
PREY — prey BrE AmE preɪ (= pray) ▷ preyed preɪd ▷ preying ˈpreɪ ɪŋ ▷ preys preɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PREY — / preɪ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U , sing. ] 1. an animal, a bird, etc. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIND — / maɪnd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ABILITY TO THINK 1. [ C , U ] the part …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREY — I. prey 1 /preɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: preie , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MIND — I. mind 1 S1 W1 /maɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ mind , ↑ minder , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PREY — n. & v. --n. 1 an animal that is hunted or killed by another for food. 2 (often foll. by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the seat of consciousness, thought, volition, and feeling. b attention, concentration (my mind keeps …
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PREY — n. & v. n. 1 an animal that is hunted or killed by another for food. 2 (often foll. by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIND — n. & v. n. 1 a the seat of consciousness, thought, volition, and feeling. b attention, concentration (my mind keeps …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PREY — n. & v. --n. 1. an animal that is hunted or killed by another for food. 2 (often foll. by …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
MIND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the seat of consciousness, thought, volition, and feeling. b attention, concentration (my mind keeps …
Oxford English vocab
MIND — I. NOUN USES /maɪnd/ ( minds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREY — ( preys, preying, preyed) 1. A creature’s prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird of prey (= that hunts and eats small animals ) ▪ A …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PREY — [noun] [U] - a creature that is hunted and killed for food by another animalA hawk hovered in the air …
Cambridge English vocab
MIND — (BE CAREFUL) [verb] [esp. UK] - to be careful (of); give attention (to)The announcement warned Underground passengers to mind the …
Cambridge English vocab
PREY — Synonyms and related words : aim, bamboozle, beasts of venery, big game, bully, burden, butt, by-end, by-purpose, casualty, chase, cheat, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MIND — See: CROSS ONE'S MIND or PASS THROUGH ONE'S MIND, GIVE A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND, HALF A MIND, IN MIND, …
Slang English vocab
PREY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ easy ▪ Teenagers are easy ~ for unscrupulous drug dealers. ▪ helpless ( esp. AmE ), unsuspecting …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MIND — INDEX: 1. your mind 2. affecting your mind RELATED WORDS I don’t mind : ↑ DON'T CARE see also ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
MIND — See ↑ LOOK AFTER 1, ↑ MIND 1, ↑ WARN 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a weight off sb's mind …
Longman Activator English vocab
PREY — n. 25B6; noun the lions killed their prey : QUARRY, kill. she was easy prey : VICTIM, target, dupe, gull; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MIND — n. 25B6; noun a good teacher must stretch pupils' minds : BRAIN, intelligence, intellect, intellectual capabilities, brains, brainpower, wits, understanding, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PREY — n. 1 quarry, kill, game, objective, target The lioness singled out her prey from the herd of zebra 2 victim, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MIND — See: CROSS ONE'S MIND or PASS THROUGH ONE'S MIND, GIVE A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND, HALF A MIND, IN MIND, …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MIND — I verb 1 BAD : I don't mind to wait a bit longer. GOOD : I don't mind waiting a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PREY — 1. сущ. 1) добывание, добыча; преследование beast of prey ≈ хищное животное, хищник 2) прям. и перен. жертва; добыча to …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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MIND — 1. сущ. 1) а) разум; умственные способности; ум on one's mind ≈ в мыслях, на уме out of one's mind …
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