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1. (v.t.) pray
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
2. pray
to offer (a prayer).
3. pray
to make earnest petition to (a person).
4. pray
to make entreaty for; crave:
I pray your forgiveness.
5. pray
to bring, put, etc., by praying:
to pray a soul into heaven.
6. (v.i.) pray
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to God or to an object of worship; engage in prayer.
7. pray
to make entreaty to a person or for a thing.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME preien < OF preier&indirdesc; L precārī to beg, pray, der. of prex (s. prec-) prayer)
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| Definition of 'PRAY' |
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1. (verb) pray
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
"pray to the Lord"
2. (verb) beg, implore, pray
call upon in supplication; entreat
"I beg you to stop!"
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1. (verb) pray
to talk to God
a woman praying in church; We pray for the victims of the earthquake.
2. pray
to hope for sth you want very much
I prayed that he would call me.
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| Definition of 'PRAY' |
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1. PRAY
see Pry
2. (verb) PRAY
to make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving
3. (verb) PRAY
to address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat; to implore; to beseech
4. (verb) PRAY
to ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for
5. (verb) PRAY
to effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: bid |
 Arabic: يُصَلّي |
 Bulgarian: моля се |
 Brazilian: orar |
 Czech: modlit se |
 German: beten |
 Danish: bede |
 Greek: προσεύχομαι |
 Spanish: rezar, orar |
 Estonian: palvetama |
 Farsi: نیایش کردن؛ استدعا کردن |
 Finnish: rukoilla |
 French: prier |
 Hebrew: לְהִתפַּלֵל |
 Hindi: प्रार्थना करना |
 Croatian: moliti se |
 Hungarian: imádkozik |
 Indonesian: berdoa |
 Icelandic: biðja, fara með bæn |
 Italian: pregare |
 Japanese: 祈る |
 Korean: 기도하다 |
 Lithuanian: melstis, poteriauti |
 Latvian: izteikt/skaitīt lūgšanu |
 Malay: berdoa; bersembahyang |
 Dutch: bidden |
 Norwegian: be |
 Polish: modlić się |
 Persian: نیایش کردن؛ استدعا کردن |
 Pashto: استدعا كول، ستاينه كول |
 Portuguese: orar |
 Romanian: a (se) ruga |
 Russian: молиться |
 Slovak: modliť sa |
 Slovenian: moliti |
 Serbian: moliti se |
 Swedish: be, bönfalla |
 Thai: สวดมนต์ |
 Turkish: dua etmek |
 Taiwanese: 祈禱 |
 Ukrainian: молитися |
 Urdu: دعا کرنا |
 Vietnamese: cầu nguyện |
 Chinese: 祈祷 |
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