English
Etymology
ME. preien < OF. preier, (French prier) < L. precari, from prex, precis, "a prayer, a request"; akin to Sanskrit prach "to ask", Old English frignan, fricgan, German fragen. Confer deprecate, imprecate, precarious.
Pronunciation
enPR|pr�, IPA|/preɪ/, SAMPA|/preI/
audio|en-us-pray.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|eɪ
Homophones: prey
Verb
en-verb
- To petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being.
- To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.
- context|Christianity to talk to God for any reason.
Antonyms
curse
Translations
trans-top|to petition a higher being
Czech: modlit se
Danish: bede, tilbede
Dutch: bidden
Finnish: rukoilla, anoa, pyytää
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German: beten
Portuguese: rezar, orar
Russian: молиÑ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (molÃtâ��sâ��a)
Slovene: moliti
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trans-top|to humbly beg for aid
Czech: p�kn� prosit (zast.)
Danish: bede
Dutch: smeken
Finnish: rukoilla, anoa
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German: bitten, erbitten
Russian: молиÑ�Ñ� (molÃtâ��)
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trans-top|to talk to God
Arabic: Arab|ص�� IPAchar|(�áll�)
Chinese: ç¥�祷 (qÃdÇ�o)
Czech: modlit se
Danish: bede
Dutch: bidden
Finnish: rukoilla
French: prier
German: beten
Hungarian: imádkozik
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Italian: pregare
Japanese: �� (���, inoru)
Korean: �� (bilda)
Portuguese: rezar, orar
Russian: молиÑ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (molÃtâ��sâ��a)
Slovene: moliti
Spanish: rogar
Swedish: bedja
Telugu: ప�రార�థి��� (praarthimchu)
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ttbc|Chinese: ç¥�祷 (qÃdÇ�o), 祷å�� (dÇ�ogà o)
ttbc|Indonesian: berdoa
ttbc|Japanese: ç¥�ã�� (ã��ã�®ã��, inoru) (1), é¡�ã�� (ã�ã��ã��, negau) (2)
ttbc|Romanian: a (te) ruga
ttbc|Slovak: modlitba
ttbc|Spanish: rezar, orar
ttbc|Telugu: ప�రార�థి��� (praarthimchu) (1, 2, 3)
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