to pray
Verb · English
Meaning 1
to address a god or deity with reverence
(to address a deity or spiritual power)
Example
The congregation gathered in the chapel to pray for peace.
Meaning 2
to hope or wish for something very strongly
(to hope or wish for something fervently)
Example
I pray that everything turns out well for you.
Synonyms
supplicate, beseech, entreat, implore, invoke
Grammar
- present simple
- i
- pray
- you
- pray
- he she it
- prays
- we
- pray
- they
- pray
- past simple
- prayed
- past participle
- prayed
- present participle
- praying