/ ˈprɪðiː; NAmE / exclamation
( old use ) used when asking sb politely to do sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: abbreviation of I pray thee .
/ ˈprɪðiː; NAmE / exclamation
( old use ) used when asking sb politely to do sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: abbreviation of I pray thee .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005