pray

/pɹeɪ/verb1 syllable

Pray means: call upon in supplication; entreat.

Synonyms for pray2

verb, as in call upon in supplication; entreat

beg, implore

What does pray mean?2

verb

1

call upon in supplication; entreat“I beg you to stop!”

2

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer“pray to the Lord”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pray?60

one syllable

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two syllables

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three syllables

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All 60 rhymes for pray, grouped by syllable

Pray in a sentence

In synagogues, they like to pray standing up.AlanF_US
In a mosque, men and women pray separately.Amastan
I pray in the mosque, not at home.shekitten
In the mosque, men and women pray separately.Amastan
Let us pray for a perfect, an eternal, peace.fcbond
But when you pray, you must believe and not doubt at all.fedmartinez23
We must pray for miracles, work for change.szago
If you pray five times a day, you can't do as much evil.Miktsoanit

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Forms of pray

as a verb

past tense: prayed
present participle: praying
third-person singular: prays
past participle: prayed