as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
I pray you: tell me where they went
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Recent Examples of pray
At the same time, Muriel knew her mother, Christine, would be praying for her safety.
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Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
About a dozen people, some holding candles, held a vigil late Tuesday to pray outside the prison, which is surrounded by barbed wire fences in a residential area about 60 miles east of Chicago.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
Meditation, journaling, read my Jesus Calling book, pray, drink some tea.
—Jurnee Smollett, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Tzedek wrote letters, had meetings with the Administration and Pardon Attorney and prayed hard this day would come.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
About a dozen people, some holding candles, held a vigil late Tuesday to pray outside the prison, which is surrounded by barbed wire fences in a residential area about 60 miles east of Chicago.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
Meditation, journaling, read my Jesus Calling book, pray, drink some tea.
—Jurnee Smollett, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
Tzedek wrote letters, had meetings with the Administration and Pardon Attorney and prayed hard this day would come.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Pray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pray. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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