Found 4 items, similar to pray.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: pray berdoa
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: pray berdoa, beribadah, doa, memohon
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pray pray v 1: address God; say a prayer 2: call upon in supplication; entreat; “I beg you to stop!” [syn: beg, implore]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pray Pray \Pray\, n. & v. See Pry. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Pray \Pray\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Praying.] [OE. preien, OF. preier, F. prier, L. precari, fr. prex, precis, a prayer, a request; akin to Skr. prach to ask, AS. frignan, fr[=i]nan, fricgan, G. fragen, Goth. fra['i]hnan. Cf. Deprecate, Imprecate, Precarious.] To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving. [1913 Webster] And to his goddess pitously he preyde. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. --Matt. vi. 6. [1913 Webster] I pray, or (by ellipsis) Pray, I beg; I request; I entreat you; -- used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me to go. [1913 Webster] I pray, sir. why am I beaten? --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To entreat; supplicate; beg; implore; invoke; beseech; petition. [1913 Webster] Pray \Pray\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Praying.] [OE. preien, OF. preier, F. prier, L. precari, fr. prex, precis, a prayer, a request; akin to Skr. prach to ask, AS. frignan, fr[=i]nan, fricgan, G. fragen, Goth. fra['i]hnan. Cf. Deprecate, Imprecate, Precarious.] To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving. [1913 Webster] And to his goddess pitously he preyde. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. --Matt. vi. 6. [1913 Webster] I pray, or (by ellipsis) Pray, I beg; I request; I entreat you; -- used in asking a question, making a request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me to go. [1913 Webster] I pray, sir. why am I beaten? --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To entreat; supplicate; beg; implore; invoke; beseech; petition. [1913 Webster] Pray \Pray\, v. t. 1. To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat; to implore; to beseech. [1913 Webster] And as this earl was preyed, so did he. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] We pray you . . . by ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor. v. 20. [1913 Webster] 2. To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for. [1913 Webster] I know not how to pray your patience. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out of purgatory. --Milman. [1913 Webster] To pray in aid. (Law) (a) To call in as a helper one who has an interest in the cause. --Bacon. (b) A phrase often used to signify claiming the benefit of an argument. See under Aid. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]