PRAYED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of pray 2. to speak to a god either privately or in a religious…. Learn more.

The meaning of PRAY is entreat, implore —often used as a function word in introducing a question, request, or plea. How to use pray in a sentence.

Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or …

To use prayer to request (that something may happen): The congregation prayed that the drought would end soon. The child prayed to be more considerate of others.

Definition of pray verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Pray is used when asking a question in a rather unfriendly way or in an angry but calm way. And what, pray, do you buy and sell, Major? Pray was used to add politeness to a command. I beg your pardon, …

pray /preɪ/ v. to offer praise or thanks to or to petition (God or an object of worship): [no object] She knelt down and began to pray. [~ + to + object] She prays to God every night. [~ + for + object] to pray for …

God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers and thrust the thing we have prayed for in our face, like a gauntlet with a gift in it. I prayed for him. I hope he recovers.

Simple past tense and past participle of pray. She closed her eyes and prayed for his safe return. Dean prayed it wouldn't land them both in jail. She closed her eyes and prayed. When Tessa left me I …

PRAY definition: to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship). See examples of pray used in a sentence.