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pray BrE / preɪ /  NAmE / preɪ / Native audio playback is not supported. pray(verb)BrE / preɪ /  NAmE / preɪ / to speak to God, especially to give thanks or ask for helpThey knelt down and prayed.I'll pray for you.to pray for peaceShe prayed to God for an end to her sufferings.We prayed (that) she would recover from her illness.He prayed to be forgiven.‘Please God don't let it happen,’ she prayed.to hope very much that something will happenWe're praying for good weather on Saturday.I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake.Extra ExamplesDiane prayed over the body for a moment.He prayed for good weather.He thought if he prayed hard enough God might eventually listen.He was secretly praying that his offer would be rejected.I prayed to God for guidance.I silently prayed for my release.Let’s pray Mick doesn’t find out.My parents would always pray for rain.She asked the priest to pray with her.She prays constantly for forgiveness.We can hope and pray that no one gets hurt.I’ll pray for you.We prayed (that) he would recover from his illness.to pray for peace/rain/forgivenessVerb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they prayhe / she / it prayspast simple prayedpast participle prayed-ing form prayingWord OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘ask earnestly’): from Old French preier, from late Latin precare, alteration of Latin precari ‘entreat’.

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(verb) they knelt down and prayed.i'll pray for you.to pray for peaceshe prayed to god for an end to her sufferings. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=pray This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	pray
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / preɪ / NAmE / preɪ /
Example	they knelt down and prayed. i'll pray for you. to pray for peace she prayed to god for an end to her sufferings.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=pray
Content	pray (verb)BrE / preɪ / NAmE / preɪ / to speak to God, especially to give thanks or ask for help They knelt down and prayed. I'll pray for you. to pray for peace She prayed to God for an end to her sufferings. We prayed (that) she would recover from her illness. He prayed to be forgiven. ‘Please God don't let it happen,’ she prayed. to hope very much that something will happen We're praying for good weather on Saturday. I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake. Extra Examples Diane prayed over the body for a moment. He prayed for good weather. He thought if he prayed hard enough God might eventually listen. He was secretly praying that his offer would be rejected. I prayed to God for guidance. I silently prayed for my release. Let’s pray Mick doesn’t find out. My parents would always pray for rain. She asked the priest to pray with her. She prays constantly for forgiveness. We can hope and pray that no one gets hurt. I’ll pray for you. We prayed (that) he would recover from his illness. to pray for peace/rain/forgiveness Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pray he / she / it prays past simple prayed past participle prayed -ing form praying Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘ask earnestly’): from Old French preier, from late Latin precare, alteration of Latin precari ‘entreat’.
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