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Definitions for Pray

[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).
[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.
[8] to make entreaty or supplication, as to a person or for a thing.
[9] (when intr, 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
[10] (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
[11] (tr) rare to accomplish or bring by praying to pray a soul into the kingdom
[12] archaic I beg you; please pray, leave us alone

Words related to Pray

recite, ask, beseech, urge, sue, invoke, request, say, importune, entreat, implore, crave, solicit, supplicate, appeal, brace, adjure, petition, invocate

Words nearby Pray

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Origin of Pray

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

Words that may be confused with Pray

pray, prayer, prey

Other words from Pray

pray·ing·ly , adverb
out·pray , verb (used with object)
un·pray·ing , adjective

Word origin for Pray

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

Synonyms for Pray

ask, beseech, recite, urge, adjure, appeal, brace, crave, entreat, implore, importune, invoke, petition, request, say, solicit, sue, supplicate, commune with, cry for, invocate