pray
verb (used with object)
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
prayed
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past participleof pray.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pray.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
prayverb (used with object)to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
Example Sentences
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Melania, 56, recounted how she prayed as she fought to get her family to safety.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"It was not only me and my friends. I think people all over the world who knew him... prayed for him. But it was his fate, no one could avoid it," he told AFP.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
In lieu of a closing statement, Marx prayed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Yet it’s clear that the artist did see Mary as benevolent, given her complete association with the mountain, which had long been an Andean sacred site, a place where and to which native people prayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Poor Sancho prayed, "God Almighty, if you could only finish this fight. I don't care if the island is lost. All I want is to be free from this agony."
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
