PRAY


Meaning of PRAY in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ desperately , earnestly , fervently , hard

He thought if he ~ed hard enough God might eventually listen.

▪ humbly

▪ quietly , silently

I silently ~ed for my release.

▪ aloud

▪ together

▪ secretly

He was secretly ~ing that his offer would be rejected.

▪ always , constantly , regularly

My parents would always ~ for rain.

She ~s constantly for forgiveness.

PREPOSITION

▪ for

He ~ed for good weather.

▪ over

Diane ~ed over the body for a moment.

▪ to

I ~ed to God for guidance.

▪ with

She asked the priest to ~ with her.

PHRASES

▪ hope and ~

We can hope and ~ that no one gets hurt.

▪ let us ~

‘Let us ~.’ The congregation bowed their heads.

Let's ~ Mick doesn't find out.

Pray is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ Christian , ↑ pastor

Pray is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ prayer

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .