0 past simple and past participle of pray
1 to speak to a god either privately or in a religious ceremony in order to express love, admiration, or thanks or in order to ask for something:
We pray for deliverance from our sins.
Let us pray for those who are not so fortunate as ourselves.
We're having the party in the garden, so I'm praying it'll be sunny.
He then prayed, making sure the whole family was present.
Those who may be afraid of failing their examinations are regularly stabilised with testimonies of those who have prayed and passed with minimum endeavour.
He never went to church nor prayed, and did not believe in existence after death.
