pray
IPA: prˈeɪ
noun
- A surname.
verb
- (religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
- To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.
- (obsolete) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
- To wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome.
- (obsolete) To implore, to entreat, to request.
adverb
- (archaic or formal) Please; used to make a polite request
- Alternative form of pray tell (“I ask you (insincerely)”)
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Examples of "pray" in Sentences
- I pray for you.
- People prayed to the god almighty.
- The colonists prayed for independence.
- At the end the Christians kneel and pray.
- The postcommunion is prayed by the pastor.
- The despondent Rebecca prays for God's protection.
- The men prayed that for God to anoint the service.
- The master of the cow prayed the God to forgive him.
- It is to focus ones mind on God and pray to God unceasingly.
- The custom of the family praying of the Holy Rosary is a most efficacious means.