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- [prey]
- /preɪ/
- /preɪ/
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- [prey]
- /preɪ/
Definitions of pray word
- verb with object pray to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship). 1
- verb with object pray to offer (a prayer). 1
- verb with object pray to bring, put, etc., by praying: to pray a soul into heaven. 1
- verb with object pray to make earnest petition to (a person). 1
- verb with object pray to make petition or entreaty for; crave: She prayed his forgiveness. 1
- verb with object pray to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to God or to an object of worship. 1
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Origin of pray
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English preien < 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
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Parts of speech for Pray
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pray popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pray usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pray
verb pray
- appeal — If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
- ask — If you ask someone something, you say something to them in the form of a question because you want to know the answer.
- beg — If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it.
- beseech — If you beseech someone to do something, you ask them very eagerly and anxiously.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
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