Definitions for prays

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prays pray

Spelling: [prey]

IPA: /preɪ/

Prays is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in prays (aprsy).

Definitions for prays

verb (used with object)

1. to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
2. to offer (a prayer).
3. to bring, put, etc., by praying:
4. to make earnest petition to (a person).
5. to make petition or entreaty for; crave:
6. to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to God or to an object of worship.
7. to enter into spiritual communion with God or an object of worship through prayer.

verb (used without object)

1. to make entreaty or supplication, as to a person or for a thing.

Origin of prays

1250-1300; Middle English preien Old French preier ≪ Latin precārī to beg, pray, derivative of prex (stem prec-) prayer; akin to Old English fricgan, Dutch vragen, German fragen, Gothic fraih

Examples for prays

“I sincerely hope this woman is flattened by a lorry,” prays another.

A shot of her lying in bed next to Amber face-to-face as she prays to God to guide them to improve themselves is heartbreaking.

Ask the man who prays in yonder mosque, and he will tell you that Jabaster's wrong.'

He prays for a miracle and gets it in the form of a snow day, giving him an extra 24 hours to study.

In Sonnet 136 he prays her to allow him to be one of her lovers.

Even now he prays thrice daily before her ihai on the shrine.

Israel prays for blessing, that God may be known among all nations.

He prays not for himself, nor cares for personal deliverance.

In the face of his enemies, he prays that God might forgive them.

In New York, Bill de Blasio demands higher taxes and more spending, but prays for safe streets.