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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| pray⇒ vi | (call upon god) (vardagligt) | be vitr |
| | | bedja vitr |
| | The congregation is praying. |
| pray to [sth/sb] vi + prep | (call upon: god) | tillbe vtr |
| | | be till ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The Maya prayed to many gods and goddesses. |
| pray for [sth] vi + prep | (ask, beg) | be om ngt, böna om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Scott prayed for mercy for his children. |
| pray for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (desire strongly) | be om vitr + prep |
| | After three weeks of unbroken sunshine, the farmer was praying for rain. |
| pray for [sb/sth] vi + prep | (ask god to help) | be en bön om ngt, be en bön för ngn vbal uttr |
| | At church on Sunday, I prayed for my sick neighbor. |
pray,
pray that vtr | figurative (with clause: wish) (bildligt) | be en bön om ngt, be en bön för ngn vbal uttr |
| | Abigail prayed Paula would come home safely from her dangerous mission. |