pray
11pray — [prā] vt. [ME preien < OFr preier < LL precare, for L precari < prex (gen. precis), prayer < IE * prek̑ , var. of base * perk̑ , question > Ger frage, question] 1. to implore or beseech: now seldom used except as the elliptical… …
12Pray — Pray, n. & v. See {Pry}. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
13pray-in — /pray in /, n. a form of social protest in which demonstrators engage in passive resistance and prayer: popular esp. in the 1970s. [1960 65; PRAY + IN3] * * * …
14pray — pray; pray·ing·ly; …
15pray — ► VERB 1) address a prayer to God or another deity. 2) wish or hope earnestly for a particular outcome. ► ADVERB formal or archaic ▪ used in polite requests or questions: pray continue. ORIGIN Old French preier, from Latin precari entreat …
16pray — plead, petition, appeal, sue (see under PRAYER) Analogous words: supplicate, entreat, beseech, implore, *beg …
17pray — [v] plead; call upon for help, answer adjure, appeal, ask, beseech, brace, commune with, crave, cry for, entreat, implore, importune, invocate, invoke, petition, recite, request, say, solicit, sue, supplicate, urge; concepts 48,367 …
18Pray — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pray (homonymie). 47° 40′ 37″ N 1° 07′ 04″ E …
19pray — 01. In my culture, we [pray] to our ancestors every day. 02. The old woman went to church to [pray] for a miracle. 03. He is a practising Muslim, and [prays] five times a day. 04. Everyone in the church bowed down their heads in [prayer]. 05. The …
20pray — pray1 W3S3 [preı] v [I and T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: preier, from Latin precari, from prex request, prayer ] 1.) to speak to God in order to ask for help or give thanks →↑prayer ▪ They went to the mosque to pray. pray for ▪ …
