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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

/ 辫谤别瑟 /

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

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. archaic.
    I beg you; please

    pray, leave us alone

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤补测路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 辞耻迟路辫谤补测 verb (used with object)
  • 耻苍路辫谤补测路颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pray1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English preien, from Old French preier, ultimately derived from Latin 辫谤别肠腻谤墨 鈥渢o beg, pray,鈥 derivative of prex (stem prec- ) prayer; akin to Old English fricgan, Dutch vragen, German fragen, Gothic fraihnan 鈥渢o ask鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pray1

C13: from Old French preier, from Latin 辫谤别肠腻谤墨 to implore, from prex an entreaty; related to Old English fricgan, Old High German 蹿谤腻驳脓苍 to ask, Old Norse fregna to enquire
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Footage posted on social media also shows the activists praying.

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What we ultimately witness is the feeling of the Hammer itself praying on her altar, which is what鈥檚 brilliant about the curatorial work of the project: Its limitations become the artistic statement.

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A local festival not far from Shahid Rajee Port that was supposed to be a celebration spontaneously turned into a solemn occasion for remembering the dead and praying for the injured.

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"We will continue to pray for those who were injured in the attack and those who witnessed it."

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鈥淚 pray they back off and see that there would be real glory in speaking up and supporting 鈥60 Minutes,鈥 which is truly a national treasure,鈥 Bettag said.

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