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verb (used with object)

to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).

to offer (a prayer).

to bring, put, etc., by praying: to pray a soul into heaven.

to make earnest petition to (a person).

to make petition or entreaty for; crave: She prayed his forgiveness.

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to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to God or to an object of worship.

to enter into spiritual communion with God or an object of worship through prayer.

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verb (used without object)

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

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English preien < Old French preier ≪ Latin precārī to beg, pray, derivative of prex (stem prec-) prayer; akin to Old English fricgan, Dutch vragen, German fragen, Gothic fraihnan to ask

Related forms

pray·ing·ly, adverb

out·pray, verb (used with object)

un·pray·ing, adjective

Can be confused: pray, prayer, prey.

Synonyms
4. importune, entreat, supplicate, beg, beseech, implore.

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Team members are also allowed to pray together before or after the game.

Voodoo believers pray and sacrifice before setting off on long trips, and at big moments in their lives.

In this extended family, people gather to pray in times of trouble.

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Team members are also allowed to pray together before or after the game.

Voodoo believers pray and sacrifice before setting off on long trips, and at big moments in their lives.

In this extended family, people gather to pray in times of trouble.

Lets pray that the research continues for both spinal injuries and multiple sclerosis.

Be blessed by helping another and pray for the world and the people in.

In other places, people pray for the success of the mission in temples and mosques.

In nearly every faith, for thousands of years, congregations have regularly gathered to pray for the sick.

They do have convocation once a year and pray at graduation, but that is about the extent of required religious observance.

Now they unanimously welcome the no-fly zone, and pray it may extend to tactical support for their ragtag forces on the ground.

Many bull riders pray openly, and there is a good reason for it.

All one had to do was have the elders pray over you, sing gospel music and read a few scriptures-talk about a simple program.

Their lives were in danger, but there was little to do except pray.

And certainly pray about this and hope that one day you will help us understand why you did what you did.

Pray for those in decision making positions to get back in touch students' needs.

All students are free to take a quiet moment and pray.

They come to pray for solutions to their problems and illnesses.

For example, a person could pray to grow an arm back and then find himself with a new arm the next day.

They were free to pray for themselves and have family and friends pray for them as well.

They may not pray to him, which would be shirk, a form of idolatry.

Now it is essentially an open-air synagogue, with divided sections for men and women to pray independently.

Pray fro all those victims, and those that don t know they will become a victim.

We can only pray that this monster is brought to justice before long.

We hope and pray that good fortune is on their side and they find the strength to bounce back from this cruel blow.

Ancient rulers visited the temple to pray for a good harvest.

We shall not sit and pray for nothing bad will happen when so many info shows it is at the tipping point of no return already.

After that, emergency services around the world will have to wait and pray that the phone doesn't ring.

They will pray and place their handwritten ballots in a chalice atop an altar.

We pray and will always press towards the heart of this childs reality to bring her into our love.

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People should pray and have water and food on hand to last a month.

Some pray outside at the low stone wall around the mosque, bowing over it or prostrating themselves on the ground.

The religious should go to church and pray to god with those who believe as they do.

I'll pray for her to be able to handle the painful surgery.

Pray tell how the construction of a cheap greenhouse cured your house roof's shortcomings.

And also pray for the doctors who is doing the surgery for her.

Get on your knees all you want, and pray to your bearded sky god.

Let us all hope and pray for wisdom to let the newly discovered tribe be.

Telling people that they have to pray to go to heaven is practicing religion.

We should pray for these people and hope that their eyes will be opened to see the truth.

No, pray that you have some scientists with half a brain.

Pray that the midwest never has a crop failure or you will soon learn about what cannabalism is.

Atheists do not pray to gravity and expect gravity to remove their desire to drink on a daily basis.

We should avoid their wrong practices, but always pray for their good.

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World English Dictionary

pray (preɪ)

—vb (when intr, often foll by for; when tr, usually takes a clause as object)
1.	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

—*interj*
4.	archaic I beg you; please: pray, leave us alone

[C13: from Old French preier, from Latin precārī to implore, from prex an entreaty; related to Old English fricgan, Old High German frāgēn to ask, Old Norse fregna to enquire]

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Word Origin & History

pray

late 13c., "ask earnestly, beg," also "pray to a god or saint," from O.Fr. preier (c.900), from L. precari "ask earnestly, beg," from *prex (plural preces, gen. precis) "prayer, request, entreaty," from PIE base *prek- "to ask, request, entreat" (cf. Skt. prasna-, Avestan frashna- "question;" O.C.S.

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prositi, Lith. prasyti "to ask, beg;" O.H.G. frahen, Ger. fragen, O.E. fricgan "to ask" a question).

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