I pray to God that all this works out.
•The high priest prayed to the spirits of his ancestors that the rains would come.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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pray in aid — verb a) To resort to the help (of); to call on the support (of), especially to help prove an argument. Other, smaller craters in the North Sea and Ukraine have been prayed in aid of this theory. b) To ask for the help of (someone or something) in … Wiktionary
pray — pray1 [ preı ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak to God or a SAINT, for example, to give thanks or ask for help: Let us pray. pray for: They prayed for peace. pray (that): We all prayed that she would soon recover. pray to God to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pray — I UK [preɪ] / US verb Word forms pray : present tense I/you/we/they pray he/she/it prays present participle praying past tense prayed past participle prayed ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to speak to God or a saint, for example to give thanks or … English dictionary
pray — [[t]pre͟ɪ[/t]] prays, praying, prayed 1) VERB When people pray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help. He spent his time in prison praying and studying... [V to n] Now all we have to do is help ourselves and to pray to… … English dictionary
pray — pray1 W3S3 [preı] v [I and T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: preier, from Latin precari, from prex request, prayer ] 1.) to speak to God in order to ask for help or give thanks →↑prayer ▪ They went to the mosque to pray. pray for ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pray — 1 /preI/ verb 1 (I, T) to speak to God in order to ask for help or give thanks: They went to the mosque to pray. (+ for): Let us pray for peace. (+ to): Martha prayed to God every night. | pray sth: “Dear Lord, show me my duty,” she prayed. 2 (I … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
god — [gɔd US ga:d] n [: Old English;] 1.) God the spirit or ↑being who Christians, Jews, Muslims etc pray to, and who they believe created the universe ▪ Most Americans still believe in God . ▪ Nothing could shake his belief in God . ▪ He thought it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hope — hope1 [ houp ] verb *** intransitive or transitive to want and expect something to happen or be true: hope (that): I just hope she s pleasant to him on his birthday. hope for: It wouldn t be sensible to hope for immediate success. The best they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hope */*/*/ — I UK [həʊp] / US [hoʊp] verb Word forms hope : present tense I/you/we/they hope he/she/it hopes present participle hoping past tense hoped past participle hoped [intransitive/transitive] to want and expect something to happen or be true hope… … English dictionary
call — call1 [ kɔl ] verb *** ▸ 1 ask/tell someone to come ▸ 2 shout to someone ▸ 3 telephone someone ▸ 4 describe someone/something ▸ 5 use a name for someone/something ▸ 6 say/announce something loudly ▸ 7 organize something ▸ 8 of animals ▸ 9 say… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
