Synonyms for pray
preɪpray

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1. prayverb

   Antonyms:
   curse

2. prayverb

   please; used to make a polite request.

   Antonyms:
   curse

3. prayverb

   Antonyms:
   curse

4. prayverb

   Antonyms:
   curse

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1. pray

   To pray, in the religious sense, is devoutly to address the Supreme Being with reverent petition for divine grace or any favor or blessing, and in the fullest sense with thanksgiving and praise for the divine goodness and mercy; the once common use of the word to express any earnest request, as "I pray you to come in," is now rare, unless in writings molded on older literature, or in certain phrases, as "Pray sit down;" even in these "please" is more common; "I beg you" is also frequently used, as expressing a polite humility of request. Beseech and entreat express great earnestness of petition; implore and supplicate denote the utmost fervency and intensity, supplicate implying also humility. Compare ASK; PLEAD.

   Synonyms:
   ask, beg, beseech, bid, call upon, conjure, entreat, implore, importune, invoke, petition, plead, request, supplicate

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1. pray

   Synonyms:
   beg, beseech, entreat, implore, solicit, supplicate, adjure, invoke, crave

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1. prayverb

   address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

   "pray to the Lord"

   Synonyms:
   implore, beg

2. beg, implore, prayverb

   call upon in supplication; entreat

   "I beg you to stop!"

   Synonyms:
   implore, solicit, beg, tap

Matched Categories

1. • Commune
   • Plead

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1. hope

   Submitted by anonymous on September 1, 2020  

2. recite, implore, invoke, supplicate, appeal

   Submitted by davidb on May 2, 2023  

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1. prayverb

   Synonyms:
   ask (earnestly), request, entreat, beseech, supplicate, implore, beg, petition, invoke, conjure, ADJURE, call upon

2. prayverb

   Synonyms:
   supplicate, entreat, petition, beg, importune, prefer a petition or request

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1. prayverb

   Synonyms:
   invoke, supplicate, entreat, implore, beg, petition, intercede

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "pray":

   requests, praying, prayer, prions, request, prayers, prion, prayed

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1. Grover Norquist:

   CLICK HERE TO GET THE OPINION NEWSLETTER The United States largest employer, Walmart -- its latest sales were not down, but up. It revised its profit forecast not down, but up. Macroeconomic Advisors, Macroeconomic Advisors, just revised its economic growth projections -- no, not down, but up. And the Atlanta Fed just revised its economic growth projections -- again, not down, but up. In the real economy, the President Trump administrations pro-enterprise agenda is working. Lower taxes and less regulation gave businesses the confidence to invest. That means more innovation and higher worker productivity. That means more jobs are created, and workers are paid more because theyre producing more. The latest jobs report saw 164,000 jobs added in July, bringing the labor force to 163.4 million - a record high. With President President Trump, we have the lowest unemployment for 50 years, and the lowest on record for African-American and Hispanic workers. And just published -- the lowest summer youth unemployment in 53 years. Yes, the lowest since 1966. On workers pay, new data the other week showed that earnings rose 4.5 percentin 2017 and 5 percentin 2018, even higher than previously reported - and miles ahead of inflation. While President Trump pray for a recession and Wall Street plays around with the fake economy, the real economy is booming. So is everything just fine and dandy, with nothing to worry about. Can President President Trump and President Trump team just sit back and ride the economic wave all the way to reelection next year ? Not at all. Theres no question that the rest of the world is doing poorly. China, Germany and the UK -- their economies are all heading in the wrong direction. So what should President Trump do to keep our economy moving ahead ? Its no use just yelling at the Fed -- theres a limit to what they can do. But there are two big things the president can do, on his own initiative, without Congress or anyone else. First is something we told you about in June, a positive and practical idea from Grover Norquist, founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform.Get rid of the tax on inflation, and youll see trillions of dollars redeployed to highest and best use.

2. Jesse Jackson:

   We ask that you continue to pray for the full recovery of our parents. We will continue to update you on a regular basis.

3. Matt Freed/AP Trump:

   I sincerely hope that when your representatives and all of the politicians get here, including Biden, they get back from touring Ukraine, that he’s got some money left over, we stayed with you, we pray for you and we will stay with you.

4. Harry Kazianis:

   We could see a situation where a power struggle breaks out for temporary or permanent control resulting in armed conflict or even a civil war.And considering the fact that North Korea is armed to the teeth with every type of weapon of mass destruction known to man, millions of lives could very well hang in the balance, while North Korea might be the most rogue of rogue states, having a stable North Korea is something we should all pray is our current reality.

5. Hoda Kotb:

   I wake up sometimes and go, ‘Oh my God, I have a baby!’ but it feels totally real. I guess if you’ve been waiting this long for something, and you wish for it, pray for it, hope for it, wonder if it will ever be, and then it happens, nothing’s more real. Nothing.