pray

  • 21pray — verb ADVERB ▪ desperately, earnestly, fervently, hard ▪ He thought if he prayed hard enough God might eventually listen. ▪ humbly ▪ quietly …

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  • 22pray — pray1 [ preı ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak to God or a SAINT, for example, to give thanks or ask for help: Let us pray. pray for: They prayed for peace. pray (that): We all prayed that she would soon recover. pray to God to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23pray — I UK [preɪ] / US verb Word forms pray : present tense I/you/we/they pray he/she/it prays present participle praying past tense prayed past participle prayed ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to speak to God or a saint, for example to give thanks or …

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  • 24pray — [[t]pre͟ɪ[/t]] prays, praying, prayed 1) VERB When people pray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help. He spent his time in prison praying and studying... [V to n] Now all we have to do is help ourselves and to pray to… …

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  • 25pray — v. 1) to pray devoutly, fervently; silently 2) (D; intr.) to pray for; to (to pray to God for good health) 3) (L; to) we prayed (to God) that they would be safe * * * [preɪ] fervently silently to (to pray to God for good health) (D; intr.) to… …

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  • 26pray — 1 /preI/ verb 1 (I, T) to speak to God in order to ask for help or give thanks: They went to the mosque to pray. (+ for): Let us pray for peace. (+ to): Martha prayed to God every night. | pray sth: “Dear Lord, show me my duty,” she prayed. 2 (I …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27pray — /preɪ / (say pray) verb (t) 1. to make earnest petition to (a person, etc.). 2. to make devout petition to (God or an object of worship). 3. to make petition or entreaty for; crave. 4. to offer (a prayer). 5. to bring, put, etc., by praying.… …

  • 28Pray (BI) — Infobox CityIT img coa = official name = Pray name = Pray region = Piedmont province = Province of Biella (BI) elevation m = area total km2 = 9.3 population as of = Dec. 2004 population total = 2434 population density km2 = 262 timezone = CET,… …

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  • 29Pray 92,9 — Radio Pray 92,9 ist ein privater Hörfunksender aus Nürnberg. Anbieter ist „PRAY Nürnberg e.V.“ Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Programm 3 Empfang 4 Inhaberverhältnisse …

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  • 30pray|er — prayer1 «prair», noun. 1. the act of praying: »Prayer as communion with the deity is not characteristic of Japanese Buddhism (Atlantic). 2. the thing prayed for: »Their prayer was for peace. Our prayers were granted. 3. a form of words to be used …

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