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pray

[ prey ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
  2. to offer (a prayer).
  3. to bring, put, etc., by praying:

    to pray a soul into heaven.

  4. to make earnest petition to (a person).

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  5. to make petition or entreaty for; crave:

    She prayed his forgiveness.

  6. to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to God or to an object of worship.
  7. to enter into spiritual communion with God or an object of worship through prayer.


verb (used without object)

  1. to make entreaty or supplication, as to a person or for a thing.

verb phrase

pray

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by for; when tr, usually takes a clause as object to utter prayers (to God or other object of worship)

    we prayed to God for the sick child

  2. when tr, usually takes a clause as object or an infinitive to make an earnest entreaty (to or for); beg or implore

    she prayed to be allowed to go

    leave, I pray you

  3. rare.
    tr to accomplish or bring by praying

    to pray a soul into the kingdom

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. archaic.
    I beg you; please

    pray, leave us alone

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·Բ· adverb
  • dzܳ· verb (used with object)
  • ܲ··Բ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pray1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English preien, from Old French preier, ultimately derived from Latin ī “to beg, pray,” derivative of prex (stem prec- ) prayer; akin to Old English fricgan, Dutch vragen, German fragen, Gothic fraihnan “to ask”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pray1

C13: from Old French preier, from Latin ī to implore, from prex an entreaty; related to Old English fricgan, Old High German ڰ岵ŧ to ask, Old Norse fregna to enquire
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Rather than asking for love or respect from a man, she said, a woman should pray to God and let her husband "come to me in his way."

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So, the Brussels plan is: threaten heavy retaliation, hope Donald Trump is persuaded to negotiate, then pray he'll stage a U-turn on tariffs.

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“I don’t know if you can go to heaven if you killed yourself, but I pray that he made it and that his family is at rest. God bless.”

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Just like a teenager taking a little bit out of his parents’ liquor bottle every weekend, praying they can’t tell the difference.

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An estimated 500 Muslims died while praying in their mosques, according to figures given by the country's leader, Min Aung Hlaing, on Monday.

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