Pray — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

call upon in supplication; entreat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈeɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈeɪ/.

Examples

pray to the Lord
I beg you to stop!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

beg implore

Parts of Speech

verb	address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer “pray to the Lord”
verb	call upon in supplication; entreat “I beg you to stop!”

Word Forms

prayer	noun	someone who prays to God
beggary	noun	a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beten

eine Gottheit, einen Propheten, einen Heiligen oder einen Gegenstand der Anbetung ansprechen; sprich ein Gebet

🇫🇷French

prier

s'adresser à une divinité, un prophète, un saint ou un objet de culte ; dire une prière

🇪🇸Spanish

orar

dirigirse a una deidad, un profeta, un santo o un objeto de culto; decir una oración

🇮🇹Italian

pregare

rivolgersi a una divinità, a un profeta, a un santo o a un oggetto di culto; dire una preghiera

🇳🇱Dutch

bidden

een godheid, een profeet, een heilige of een voorwerp van aanbidding aanspreken; zeg een gebed

🇵🇹Portuguese

rezar

dirigir-se a uma divindade, a um profeta, a um santo ou a um objeto de adoração; faça uma oração

🇷🇺Russian

молиться

обращаться к божеству, пророку, святому или объекту поклонения; произнести молитву

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रार्थना करना

किसी देवता, पैगम्बर, संत या पूजा की वस्तु को संबोधित करना; प्रार्थना करो

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রার্থনা

একটি দেবতা, একটি নবী, একটি সাধু বা উপাসনার একটি বস্তু সম্বোধন; একটি প্রার্থনা বলুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரார்த்தனை

ஒரு தெய்வம், ஒரு தீர்க்கதரிசி, ஒரு துறவி அல்லது ஒரு வழிபாட்டு பொருள்; ஒரு பிரார்த்தனை சொல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రార్థించండి

ఒక దేవత, ఒక ప్రవక్త, ఒక సాధువు లేదా ఆరాధన వస్తువును సంబోధించండి; ఒక ప్రార్థన చెప్పండి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रार्थना

देवता, संदेष्टा, संत किंवा उपासनेच्या वस्तूला संबोधित करा; एक प्रार्थना म्हणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાર્થના

કોઈ દેવતા, પ્રબોધક, સંત અથવા પૂજાની વસ્તુને સંબોધિત કરો; પ્રાર્થના કહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸು

ದೇವತೆ, ಪ್ರವಾದಿ, ಸಂತ ಅಥವಾ ಪೂಜಾ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಸಂಬೋಧಿಸಿ; ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆಯನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കുക

ഒരു ദൈവത്തെ, ഒരു പ്രവാചകനെ, ഒരു വിശുദ്ധനെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു ആരാധനാ വസ്തുവിനെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്യുക; ഒരു പ്രാർത്ഥന ചൊല്ലുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ ਕਰੋ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇਵਤੇ, ਇੱਕ ਪੈਗੰਬਰ, ਇੱਕ ਸੰਤ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਜਾ ਦੀ ਵਸਤੂ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਬੋਧਨ ਕਰੋ; ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ ਕਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

دعا

کسی دیوتا، نبی، ولی یا عبادت کی چیز سے خطاب کرنا؛ دعا کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

祈祷

称呼神祇、先知、圣人或崇拜对象；祈祷

🇯🇵Japanese

祈る

神、預言者、聖人、または崇拝の対象に呼びかけます。祈りを言う

🇰🇷Korean

기도하다

신, 선지자, 성자 또는 숭배의 대상에 대해 이야기하십시오. 기도를 해라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cầu nguyện

xưng hô với một vị thần, một nhà tiên tri, một vị thánh hoặc một đối tượng thờ cúng; nói một lời cầu nguyện

🇹🇭Thai

อธิษฐาน

กล่าวถึงเทวดา ผู้เผยพระวจนะ นักบุญ หรือวัตถุสักการะ พูดคำอธิษฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdoa

menyapa dewa, nabi, orang suci atau objek pemujaan; mengucapkan doa

🇵🇭Filipino

manalangin

tawagin ang isang diyos, isang propeta, isang santo o isang bagay na sinasamba; magdasal

🇲🇾Malay

berdoa

memanggil dewa, nabi, wali atau objek penyembahan; baca doa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يصلي

مخاطبة إله أو نبي أو قديس أو معبود؛ قل صلاة

🇮🇷Persian

دعا کن

خطاب به یک خدا، یک پیامبر، یک قدیس یا یک شیء پرستش. نماز بخوان

🇹🇷Turkish

dua etmek

bir tanrıya, bir peygambere, bir veliye ya da ibadet edilen bir nesneye hitap etmek; dua et

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְפַּלֵל

לפנות לאלוהות, לנביא, לקדוש או למושא פולחן; לומר תפילה

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The primary meaning of 'pray' is 'address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer'.

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