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Meanings of pray (prays) in English

Portuguese
rogar
Catalan
implorar
Spanish
suplicar

To make a request in a humble manner; to call upon in supplication.

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rogar
Usage of prays in English
1
She prays and takes religious seminars, but her religious questions remain unanswered.
The new yorker
2
And it is released from its burden; and it awakes and prays.
The Spell of Egypt
3
She prays words I've never heard before, but that somehow sound familiar.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
4
Fear falls upon the earth and prays; courage stands erect and thinks.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I / Including His Answe...
5
Androcles shivers at the sound; then falls on his knees and prays.
Androcles and the Lion
6
He prays with the Christians and encourages them in this new doctrine.
The Fugitives: The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar
7
I know she prays that she will not wake in the morning.
The King’s Curse
8
The prophet prays in his affliction, and praises God for his delivery.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete / The Challoner Revision
9
Father Tom lights a votive candle and prays for courage and understanding.
Boston noir
10
Without ceasing he prays, and never are his eyes closed in slumber.
A Child's Book of Saints
11
Here even a servant of God prays for the averting of judgment.
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession
12
A Jewish man prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem September 2009.
Reuters
13
She prays the god of love to restore her to his affections.
A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music
14
Even now he prays thrice daily before her ihai on the shrine.
The Dragon Painter
15
A retired economist prays for the hooded youths who guard her building.
Reuters
16
As one prays persistently in Jesus' name, the evil one must go.
Quiet Talks on Prayer
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Translations for prays
Spanish
suplicar
Prays through the time
Prays across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common