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

1. To petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being.
2. To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.
3. 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
trans-mid
German: beten
Portuguese: rezar, orar
Russian: моли���� (molít�s�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
trans-mid
German: bitten, erbitten
Russian: моли�� (molít�)
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trans-top|to talk to God
Arabic: Arab|ص�� IPAchar|(�áll�)
Chinese: �祷 (qíd�o)
Czech: modlit se
Danish: bede
Dutch: bidden
Finnish: rukoilla
French: prier
German: beten
Hungarian: imádkozik
trans-mid
Italian: pregare
Japanese: �� (���, inoru)
Korean: �� (bilda)
Portuguese: rezar, orar
Russian: моли���� (molít�s�a)
Slovene: moliti
Spanish: rogar
Swedish: bedja
Telugu: ప�రార�థి��� (praarthimchu)
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ttbc|Chinese: �祷 (qíd�o), 祷� (d�ogào)
ttbc|Indonesian: berdoa
ttbc|Japanese: �� (���, inoru) (1), �� (���, 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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Related terms
prayer

fa:pray
fr:pray
ko:pray
io:pray
id:pray
it:pray
ku:pray
hu:pray
ja:pray
pt:pray
fi:pray
ta:pray
te:pray
vi:pray
zh:pray

• 2007-12-17 17:28 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations to be checked */

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