Definitions, Translations, and Word of the Day
Definition of "pray" []
- To utter or address a prayer or prayers to God, a god, or another object of worship. (verb-intransitive)
- To make a fervent request or entreaty. (verb-intransitive)
- To utter or say a prayer or prayers to; address by prayer. (verb-transitive)
- To ask (someone) imploringly; beseech. Now often used elliptically for I pray you to introduce a request or entreaty: Pray be careful. (verb-transitive)
- To make a devout or earnest request for: I pray your permission to speak. (verb-transitive)
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Use "pray" in a sentence
- "First get into good shape to pray, and then with all your praying strength and skill _pray_."
- "Now, how kin I pray, not to say _pray_, out yer, in this yer lan '?"
- "No! I will think of the tyranny and the revolt; I will pray, yes, _pray_ that I might have courage to do as they did!"