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pray v.

to offer praise or thanks to or to petition (God or an object of worship): [no object]She knelt down and began to pray.[~ + to + object]She prays to God every night.[~ + for + object]to pray for rain.[~ + (that) clause]She prayed that he would not be killed in the war.

pray v.t.

to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
to offer (a prayer).
to bring, put, etc., by praying:to pray a soul into heaven.
to make earnest petition to (a person).
to make petition or entreaty for;
crave:She prayed his forgiveness.
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to God or to an object of worship.
to enter into spiritual communion with God or an object of worship through prayer.

v.i.

to make entreaty or supplication, as to a person or for a thing.

Old French preier Latin precārī to beg, pray, derivative of prex (stem prec-) prayer; akin to Old English fricgan, Dutch vragen, German fragen, Gothic fraihnan to ask
Middle English preien 1250–1300

pray′ing•ly, adv.

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pray /preɪ/ vb

when intr, often followed by for; when tr, usually takes a clause as object: to utter prayers (to God or other object of worship): we prayed to God for the sick child
(when tr, usually takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to make an earnest entreaty (to or for); beg or implore: she prayed to be allowed to go, leave, I pray you

interj

archaic I beg you; please: pray, leave us alone

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French preier, from Latin precārī to implore, from prex an entreaty; related to Old English fricgan, Old High German frāgēn to ask, Old Norse fregna to enquire

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