PRAY

Meaning of PRAY in English

(PLEASE) [adverb] [not gradable] [esp. literary] or old use - a formal and emphatic way of saying 'please'Pray take a seat.Pray tell your sister that I long to see her.And where have you been, pray tell?

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

PRAY — ˈprā verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English preyen, prayen, from Old French preier, from Latin precari, from prec-, prex …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAY — (v. t.) To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory.
Английский словарь Webster
PRAY — ( v. t. ) To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAY — — prayingly , adv. /pray/ , v.t. 1. to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAY — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French prier, praer, preier, from Latin precari, from prec-, prex request, prayer; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRAY — noun & ·v ·see pry. 2. pray ·vt to ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat …
Webster English vocab
PRAY — [pray] vb [ME, fr. OF preier, fr. L precari, fr. prec-, prex request, prayer; akin to OHG fragen to ask, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRAY — pray BrE AmE preɪ ▷ prayed preɪd ▷ praying ˈpreɪ ɪŋ ▷ prays preɪz (= praise) ▶ ˌ praying ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRAY — / preɪ; NAmE / verb , adverb ■ verb 1. pray (to sb) (for sb/sth) to speak to God, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAY — I. pray 1 S3 W3 /preɪ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRAY — v. (often foll. by for or to + infin. or that + clause) 1 intr. (often foll. by to) say …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRAY — v. (often foll. by for or to + infin. or that + clause) 1 intr. (often foll. by to) say …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRAY — v. (often foll. by for or to + infin. or that + clause) 1. intr. (often foll. by to) say …
Oxford English vocab
PRAY — ( prays, praying, prayed) 1. When people pray , they speak to God in order to give thanks or to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask/beg/pray etc for (sb’s) forgiveness ▪ He never admitted his guilt or asked for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRAY — Synonyms and related words : I beg you, adjure, appeal, appeal to, apply to, ask, be good enough, beg, beseech, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRAY — verb ADVERB ▪ desperately , earnestly , fervently , hard ▪ He thought if he ~ed hard enough God might …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PRAY — See ↑ PRAY 1
Longman Activator English vocab
PRAY — INDEX: 1. to say a prayer 2. the activity of praying 3. an occasion when people pray together RELATED WORDS …
Longman Activator English vocab
PRAY — v. 25B6; verb let us pray : SAY ONE'S PRAYERS, make one's devotions, offer a prayer/prayers. she prayed God to …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRAY — v. 1 beseech, ask, call upon or on, entreat, implore, request, appeal to, plead (with), beg (for), importune, solicit, petition, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PRAY — гл. 1) молиться I'm praying for Mother to get better. ≈ Я молюсь, чтобы маме стало лучше. 2) молить, просить, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRAY — pray.ogg preı v 1. молиться the peasants prayed for rain - крестьяне молились о дожде 2. молить, умолять to pray …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRAY — молиться просить, умолять; pray! - пожалуйста!, прошу вас! praying - моление he is beyond praying - он безнадежен (о больном …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRAY — v 1. молиться the peasants prayed for rain - крестьяне молились о дожде 2. молить, умолять to pray for pardon …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRAY — гл. 1) молиться I'm praying for Mother to get better. — Я молюсь, чтобы маме стало лучше. 2) молить, просить, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRAY — гл. 1) молиться I'm praying for Mother to get better. — Я молюсь, чтобы маме стало лучше. 2) молить, просить, умолять, упрашивать pray! — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PRAY — _v. 1> молиться; I'm praying for Mother to get better. We pray to God to deliver us from evil. 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PRAY — v. 1. молиться; I'm praying for Mother to get better. We pray to God to deliver us from evil. 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PRAY — гл. 1) молиться I'm praying for Mother to get better. ≈ Я молюсь, чтобы маме стало лучше. 2) молить, просить, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRAY — An act of praying; a prayer.
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
PRAY — pregar, suplicar
English interlingue dictionary
PRAY — ampo;magdasal (Verb) nag-ampo;pangadye
English-Visayan vocabulary
PRAY — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French prier, praer, preier, from Latin precari, from prec-, prex request, ~er; akin to Old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRAY — (v. t.) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
Английский словарь Webster
PRAY — (v. t.) To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat; to implore; to beseech.
Английский словарь Webster
PRAY — (v. i.) To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer …
Английский словарь Webster
PRAY — (n. & v.) See Pry.
Английский словарь Webster
PRAY — ( v. t. ) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAY — ( v. t. ) To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat; to implore; to beseech.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAY — ( v. i. ) To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAY — ( n. & v. ) See Pry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAY — v. praise or appeal to God in words or thought; request, ask, make a petition, seek
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRAY — v. Pronunciation: ' pr ā Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French prier, praer, preier, from Latin precari, from prec-, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PRAY — ■ verb 1》 address a ~er to God or another deity. 2》 wish or hope earnestly for a particular outcome. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRAY — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. When people ~, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PRAY — She prays with her knees upwards; said of a woman much given to gallantry and intrigue. At her last prayers; …
Slang English vocab
PRAY — v. Function: verb Synonyms: BEG , appeal, beseech, brace, crave, entreat, implore, importune, plead, supplicate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PRAY — I . v. a. Ask ( earnestly ), request, entreat, importune, beseech, supplicate, implore, beg, petition, invoke, conjure, call upon. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PRAY — verb Synonyms: beg , appeal, beseech, brace, crave, entreat, implore, importune, plead, supplicate
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRAY — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PRAY — v. 1) to ~ devoutly, fervently; silently 2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ for; to (to ~ to …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
PRAY — þingian, biddan, biddan
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
PRAY! — прошу вас! ;
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRAY — Частный предприниматель
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRAY — Молиться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRAY — Молитва
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRAY — (v) молить; молиться; просить; умолять
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PRAY — v 1. молиться the peasants ~ed for rain - крестьяне молились о дожде 2. молить, умолять to ~ for pardon …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PRAY — v. молиться, помолиться, просить, умолять
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PRAY — v. молиться, помолиться, просить, умолять
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PRAY — молиться просить, умолять; pray! - пожалуйста!, прошу вас! praying - моление he is beyond praying - он безнадежен (о больном или joc. о глупце)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PRAY — _v. 1> молиться 2> просить, умолять; pray! пожалуйста!, прошу вас!
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PRAY — Молиться
Британский Англо-Русский словарь

Cambridge English vocab

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