pray

pray  (pr)

v. prayed, pray·ing, prays

v.intr.

1. To utter or address a prayer or prayers to God, a god, or another object of worship.

2. To make a fervent request or entreaty.

v.tr.

1. To utter or say a prayer or prayers to; address by prayer.

2. To ask (someone) imploringly; beseech. Now often used elliptically for I pray you to introduce a request or entreaty: Pray be careful.

3. To make a devout or earnest request for: I pray your permission to speak.

4. To move or bring by prayer or entreaty.

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[Middle English preien, from Old French preier, from Latin precr, from prec, pl. of *prex, prayer; see prek- in Indo-European roots.]

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pray

Verb

1. to say prayers (to one's God)

2. to ask earnestly; beg

Adverb

Archaic I beg you; please: pray, leave us alone [Latin precari to implore]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pray - address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord" commune - communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"
	2.	pray - call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" beg, implore crave - plead or ask for earnestly supplicate - ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency" plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" importune, insist - beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

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pray

verb 1. say your prayers, offer a prayer, recite the rosary

verb 2. beg, ask, plead, petition, urge, request, sue, crave, invoke, call upon, cry, solicit, implore, beseech, entreat, importune, adjure, supplicate

Translations

pray [preɪ] vi → rezar;

to pray for forgiveness → pedir perdón

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pray [preɪ] vi → prier

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pray [preɪ] vi → beten;

to pray for sb/sth (Rel), (fig); für jdn/um etw beten

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pray [preɪ] vi → pregare

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pray

v pray [prei]

1 to speak reverently to God or a god in order to express thanks, make a request etc Let us pray; She prayed to God to help her. bid يُصَلّي моля се modlit se bede beten προσεύχομαι rezar, orar palvetama نیایش کردن؛ استدعا کردن rukoilla prier לְהִתפַּלֵל प्रार्थना करना moliti se imádkozik berdoa biðja, fara með bæn pregare 祈る 기도하다 melstis, poteriauti izteikt/skaitīt lūgšanu berdoa; bersembahyang bidden be modlić się orar a (se) ruga молиться modliť sa moliti moliti se be, bönfalla สวดมนต์ dua etmek 祈禱 молитися دعا کرنا cầu nguyện 祈祷

2 to hope earnestly Everybody is praying for rain. bid, hoop op يَتَضَرَّع، يَبْتَهِل моля се orodovat bede beten παρακαλώ, ελπίζω rezar por, rogar lootma سخت امیدوار بودن toivoa hartaasti prier (pour) לְהִתפַּלֵל आशा करना usrdno moliti könyörög mengharapkan vona innilega supplicare, implorare 願う 희구(希求)하다 melsti, maldauti ļoti lūgt; ļoti cerēt berdoa hopen håpe på modlić się rezar a se ruga să/pentru молить orodovať moliti moliti se be ภาวนา dilemek 懇求 молитися آس باندھنا cầu xin 恳求

n prayer

(an) act of praying a book of prayer; The child said his prayers; My prayers have been answered (=I've got what I desired). gebede صَلاه молитва modlitba bøn das Gebet προσευχή oración, rezo palve نیایش؛ حاجت rukous prière תְּפִילָה प्रार्थना molitva,zaklinjanje ima doa bæn preghiera 기도 malda, poteriai lūgšana; lūgums doa; sembahyang gebed bønn modlitwa oração rugăciune молитва modlitba molitev, prošnja molitva bön การสวดมนต์ dua 祈禱 молитва دعا، عبادت lời cầu nguyện 祈祷

pray is a verb: to pray (not prey ) for peace.