Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic, formal, not comparable)Please; used to make a polite request

    pray silence for…

Examples

811 sentences

  1. All we can do is pray.

    Нам лишається лише молитися. — deniko

    ruНам остаётся только молиться. — marafon

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  2. We'll pray for you.

    Ми будемо за тебе молитися. — deniko

    ruМы будем молиться за тебя. — odexed

    deWir werden für dich beten. — brauchinet

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  3. I'll pray for Tom.

    Я помолюся за Тома. — deniko

    ruЯ буду молиться за Тома. — odexed

    deIch werde für Tom beten. — mayabe

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  4. I can't pray now.

    Я зараз не можу молитися. — deniko

    ruЯ не могу сейчас молиться. — nina99nv

    deIch kann jetzt nicht beten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Tom started to pray.

    Том почав молитися. — deniko

    ruТом начал молиться. — Selena777

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Origin

Ellipsis of I pray you, I pray thee, whence also prithee.

Ellipsis of I pray you, I pray thee, whence also prithee.

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Collocations

3 patterns
  • prayed for rain
  • been praying for
  • all praying

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prattleprawnB2prayerB1prepreachC1

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