English Dictionary

pray

/pɹeɪ/

verb

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. / To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.

I pray every morning for guidance.

意味（1）

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

Muslims pray in the direction of Mecca.

意味（2）

To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.

意味（3）

(obsolete) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.

I know not how to pray your patience.

意味（4）

To wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome.

She is praying that the Red Sox will win tonight.

意味（5）

(obsolete) To implore, to entreat, to request.

They prayd him sit, and gave him for to feed

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