Which should you use, pray or prey? The verb pray means to speak to God to give thanks or to ask for help. A prey is an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal.
| Incorrect: |
The fox was hunting for pray. |
| Correct: |
The fox was hunting for prey. |
| Incorrect: |
He preyed to God. |
| Correct: |
He prayed to God. |
