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- [prey]
- /preɪ/
- /preɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prey]
- /preɪ/
Definitions of prays word
- verb with object prays to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship). 1
- verb with object prays to offer (a prayer). 1
- verb with object prays to bring, put, etc., by praying: to pray a soul into heaven. 1
- verb with object prays to make earnest petition to (a person). 1
- verb with object prays to make petition or entreaty for; crave: She prayed his forgiveness. 1
- verb with object prays to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to God or to an object of worship. 1
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Origin of prays
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 Prays
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prays 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
prays usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with prays
- who prays for satan?
- but who prays for satan?