pray 音标拼音: [pr'e]
vt . 请求,恳求;祈祷,祈求
vi . 请求,恳求,祷告,祈祷
请求,恳求;祈祷,祈求请求,恳求,祷告,祈祷
pray v 1 :
address a deity ,
a prophet ,
a saint or an object of worship ;
say a prayer ; "
pray to the Lord "
2 :
call upon in supplication ;
entreat ; "
I beg you to stop !"
[
synonym : {
beg }, {
implore }, {
pray }]
Pray \
Pray \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Prayed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Praying }.] [
OE .
preien ,
OF .
preier ,
F .
prier ,
L .
precari ,
fr .
prex ,
precis ,
a prayer ,
a request ;
akin to Skr .
prach to ask ,
AS .
frignan ,
fr [
imac ]
nan ,
fricgan ,
G .
fragen ,
Goth .
fra ['
i ]
hnan .
Cf . {
Deprecate }, {
Imprecate }, {
Precarious }.]
To make request with earnestness or zeal ,
as for something desired ;
to make entreaty or supplication ;
to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act ;
specifically ,
to address the Supreme Being with adoration ,
confession ,
supplication ,
and thanksgiving .
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1913 Webster ]
And to his goddess pitously he preyde . --
Chaucer .
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When thou prayest ,
enter into thy closet ,
and when thou hast shut thy door ,
pray to thy Father which is in secret ;
and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly . --
Matt .
vi .
6 .
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1913 Webster ]
{
I pray },
or (
by ellipsis ) {
Pray },
I beg ;
I request ;
I entreat you ; --
used in asking a question ,
making a request ,
introducing a petition ,
etc .;
as ,
Pray ,
allow me to go .
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I pray ,
sir .
why am I beaten ? --
Shak .
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Syn :
To entreat ;
supplicate ;
beg ;
implore ;
invoke ;
beseech ;
petition .
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Pray \
Pray \,
v .
t .
1 .
To address earnest request to ;
to supplicate ;
to entreat ;
to implore ;
to beseech .
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1913 Webster ]
And as this earl was preyed ,
so did he . --
Chaucer .
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We pray you . . .
by ye reconciled to God . --
2 Cor .
v .
20 .
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2 .
To ask earnestly for ;
to seek to obtain by supplication ;
to entreat for .
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I know not how to pray your patience . --
Shak .
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3 .
To effect or accomplish by praying ;
as ,
to pray a soul out of purgatory . --
Milman .
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{
To pray in aid }. (
Law )
(
a )
To call in as a helper one who has an interest in the cause . --
Bacon .
(
b )
A phrase often used to signify claiming the benefit of an argument .
See under {
Aid }. --
Mozley &
W .
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Pray \
Pray \,
n . &
v .
See {
Pry }. [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
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55 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pray ":
I beg you ,
adjure ,
appeal ,
appeal to ,
apply to ,
ask ,
be good enough ,
beg ,
beseech ,
brace ,
call for help ,
call on ,
call upon ,
circulate a petition ,
clamor for ,
commune with God ,
conjure ,
crave ,
cry for ,
cry on ,
cry to ,
do ,
entreat ,
give thanks ,
have the goodness ,
if you please ,
impetrate ,
implore ,
importune ,
imprecate ,
invoke ,
kneel to ,
make supplication ,
memorialize ,
obtest ,
offer a prayer ,
petition ,
plead ,
plead for ,
plead with ,
please ,
pray do ,
pray over ,
prefer a petition ,
prithee ,
recite the rosary ,
request ,
return thanks ,
run to ,
say grace ,
sign a petition ,
solicit ,
sue ,
supplicate ,
will you
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