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pray
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
prays; prayed; praying
prays; prayed; praying
Learner's definition of PRAY
1
a : to speak to God especially in order to give thanks or to ask for something祈祷；做祷告 — often + for
[no object]
- praying to God/Allah daily每天向上帝/真主祷告
- There's little else to do now but hope and pray.除了祈望和祷告外现在没什么可以做的。
- The minister said, “Let us pray.”牧师说：“让我们祈祷吧。”
- We prayed (to God) for their safe return.我们向上帝祈祷，期盼他们能平安返回。
- pray for forgiveness祈求原谅
[+ object]
- The family prayed (to God) that she wouldn't need surgery.家人（向上帝）祈祷，希望她不用做手术。
- He prayed that they would have the strength to go on.他祈求上帝让他们有力量坚持下去。
b : to hope or wish very much for something to happen祈望；企盼
[no object]
— usually + for - She's praying [=hoping] for a chance to play in the game.她企盼能有机会参加这次比赛。
[+ object]
- He prayed that he would find a parking spot.他希望能找到一个停车位。
2
[+ object] old-fashioned : to seriously ask (someone) to do something祈求；恳求 — used to introduce a question or request in a polite or deliberately old-fashioned way务请，请问（引出问题或提出请求的一种委婉或老套的说法）
- I pray [=beg] you, tell me where they went.我求你了告诉我他们去哪儿了吧。
- I pray you be careful. [=please be careful]我请求你一定要小心。
- Pray be careful.务请小心。
- Pray [=please] tell me what to do.请告诉我做什么。
- Why should I trust them, pray tell? [=tell me why I should trust them; I do not think that they should be trusted]请问，我为何要相信他们？
Synonyms
Example Sentences
There's little else to do now but hope and pray. The minister said, “Let us pray.” He prayed that they would have the strength to go on. He prayed that he would find a parking spot.
Recent Examples on the Web When things got particularly hard, Williams-Jeter said Cash would literally go down on knees and pray. 
Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 The school scheduled a vigil service to pray the Rosary in Lucy’s memory Monday night, and planned a prayer service when classes resumed Tuesday. David Goodhue And David J. Neal Miami Herald (tns), al, 6 Sep. 2022 Thousands of miles away, Gakwa's parents pray for her every night. Faith Karimi, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 The monks pray at least six times a day, in accordance with the canonical hours of the liturgy. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Now, the congregants pray under the watchful eyes of eight Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters, with a Humvee and machine-gun-equipped truck nearby for extra security. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Others pray — for the victims, for the killer, that those contemplating retaliation will turn away from anger. Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 According to local custom, each of these statues has a soul, and for centuries, worshipers went to the temples to make offerings and pray. Nicole Sadek, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 The shooting happened as the bus was waiting for passengers in a parking lot near the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in Judaism where Jews from around the world make pilgrimages to pray. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2022 See More
Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 The school scheduled a vigil service to pray the Rosary in Lucy’s memory Monday night, and planned a prayer service when classes resumed Tuesday. David Goodhue And David J. Neal Miami Herald (tns), al, 6 Sep. 2022 Thousands of miles away, Gakwa's parents pray for her every night. Faith Karimi, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 The monks pray at least six times a day, in accordance with the canonical hours of the liturgy. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Now, the congregants pray under the watchful eyes of eight Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters, with a Humvee and machine-gun-equipped truck nearby for extra security. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Others pray — for the victims, for the killer, that those contemplating retaliation will turn away from anger. Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 According to local custom, each of these statues has a soul, and for centuries, worshipers went to the temples to make offerings and pray. Nicole Sadek, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 The shooting happened as the bus was waiting for passengers in a parking lot near the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in Judaism where Jews from around the world make pilgrimages to pray. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French prier, praer, preier, from Latin precari, from prec-, prex request, prayer; akin to Old High German frāga question, frāgēn to ask, Sanskrit pṛcchati he asks
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of pray was in the 13th century Phrases Containing pray
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