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   pray

   /preɪ/

   verb

   • 1. address a prayer to God or another deity: "the whole family are praying for Michael" Similar say one's prayersbe at prayermake one's devotionsoffer a prayer/prayerscommune withinvokecall onimploreappeal toentreatbeseechbegask/request earnestlypleadcravepetitionsolicitsupplicateimportunerare:obsecrate
   • ▪ wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome or situation: "after several days of rain, we were praying for sun"

   adverb

   • 1. used as a preface to polite requests or instructions: formal, archaic "ladies and gentlemen, pray be seated"
   • ▪ used as a way of adding ironic or sarcastic emphasis to a question: formal, archaic "and what, pray, was the purpose of that?"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘ask earnestly’): from Old French preier, from late Latin precare, alteration of Latin precari ‘entreat’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • R

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