pray

verb · adverbA1

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verb
V_es/s
prays
V_ing/Gerund
praying
V_ed/pp
prayed
  1. 1.

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

    Muslims pray in the direction of Mecca.

  2. 2.

    To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.

  3. 3.

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

  4. 4.

    To wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome.

    She is praying that the Red Sox will win tonight.

  5. 5.

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

Trạng từ

adverb
  1. 1.

    (archaic, formal, not comparable)(archaic or formal) Please; used to make a polite request

    pray silence for…

  2. 2.

    (alt of, alternative, not comparable)Alternative form of pray tell (“I ask you”).

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Nguồn gốc từ

Displaced native gebiddan.

Nguồn dữ liệu: freedict, dictionary, wiktionary · cập nhật 15/8/2026

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