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单词 pray
释义
verb | adverb
praypray1 /preɪ/ ●●● S2 W3 verb (prays, prayed, praying) Etymology
ETYMOLOGYpray1
Origin: 1200-1300 Old French preier, from Latin precari, from prex request, prayer
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
pray
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theypray
he, she, itprays
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyprayed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave prayed
he, she, ithas prayed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad prayed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill pray
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have prayed
Continuous Form
PresentIam praying
he, she, itis praying
you, we, theyare praying
PastI, he, she, itwas praying
you, we, theywere praying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been praying
he, she, ithas been praying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been praying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be praying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been praying
1[intransitive, transitive] to speak to God or gods in order to ask for help or give thanks:  You don’t have to go to church to pray.pray for somebody/something They prayed for peace.pray to somebody/something to do something She prayed to Allah to help her.2[intransitive, transitive] to wish or hope very strongly that something will happen: pray that Mel prayed that the lawyers could help him.pray for something We’re praying for good weather tomorrow. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French preier, from Latin precari, from prex request, prayer]
verb | adverb
praypray2 adverb [sentence adverb] Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 And who, pray tell, is this?
 old-fashioned used when politely asking a question or telling someone to do something SYN please:  And who, pray tell, is this?
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