Pray Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈpɹeɪ/

pray

UK

/pɹˈeɪ/

pray

التعريف

To speak to God or a god, often to ask for help, give thanks, or show devotion. It can also mean to strongly hope that something will happen.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common patterns are 'pray for someone', 'pray that...', and 'pray to God'. 'Pray' is more religious than 'hope', but in informal speech people also say 'I'm praying it doesn't rain' to mean they really hope so. 'Prey' is a different word.

• Spanish: rezar - orar
• Portuguese (BR): rezar - orar
• Portuguese (PT): rezar - orar
• Chinese (Simplified): 祈祷 - 祈求
• Chinese (Traditional): 祈禱 - 祈求
• Hindi: प्रार्थना करना - दुआ करना
• Arabic: يصلّي - يدعو
• Bengali: প্রার্থনা করা - দুয়া করা
• Russian: молиться
• Japanese: 祈る
• Vietnamese: cầu nguyện
• Korean: 기도하다
• Turkish: dua etmek
• Urdu: دعا کرنا - نماز پڑھنا
• Indonesian: berdoa

جمل نموذجية

They pray together every night.

basic

She prayed for her sick friend.

basic

Before dinner, we pray.

basic

I'm praying the weather stays nice this weekend.

natural

We were all praying that the test results would be normal.

natural

He doesn't usually pray, but he did that day.

natural