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Definition of pray
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Examples of pray in a Sentence
There's little else to do now but hope and pray.
The minister said, “Let us pray.”
He prayed that they would have the strength to go on.
He prayed that he would find a parking spot.
Recent Examples of pray from the Web
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Swank, who was living in western Illinois at the time, prayed with her husband, Adam, and, despite her religious upbringing, decided that ending the pregnancy was the right choice, the 32-year-old testified before a Senate panel last year.
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The dramatic about-face at Sunday's Cabinet meeting followed the initial approval of the plan in January 2016 to officially recognize the special mixed-gender prayer area at the Western Wall — the holiest site where Jews can pray.
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Please pray for her soul to rest in peace and for her family to stay strong.
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The courtyard mural of the praying woman by Else Oner predates the gallery.
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With roots in the biblical story of the fall of the walls of Jericho, the march participants prayed for God to intercede for justice.
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The photograph is so remarkable, in fact, that it will be included in an upcoming publication about the predation of birds by praying mantises in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, according to a statement Vaughan posted to Facebook on June 4.
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We are devastated and praying for @SteveScalise and Capitol Police officers and staff shot.
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Stella Mayher and Mamich asked people to continue to pray for the other girls, as the tragedy has affected the entire city of Strongsville.
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Origin and Etymology of pray
Middle English, from Anglo-French prier, praer, preier, from Latin precari, from prec-, prex request, prayer; akin to Old High German frāga question, frāgēn to ask, Sanskrit pṛcchati he asks
PRAY Defined for English Language Learners
pray
playDefinition of pray for English Language Learners
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: to speak to God especially in order to give thanks or to ask for something
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: to hope or wish very much for something to happen
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: to seriously ask (someone) to do something
PRAY Defined for Kids
Law Dictionary
pray
Legal Definition of pray
: to ask for plaintiff prays judgment against the defendants —used especially in pleadings
intransitive verb
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