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praying

UK
/ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ/
praying about
praying in
praying out
praying over

Translations

prayingnoun
молитвадействие молитвы; неисчисл.
Daily praying gives her a sense of peace.
Ежедневная молитва дарит ей чувство покоя.
Additional translations
молениеустар. или высок.
Synonyms
orison
petition
devotion
intercession
supplication
prayinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively or predicatively to describe someone or something engaged in prayer (e.g., "a praying monk").
She walked past the praying monks in silence.
Она молча прошла мимо молящихся монахов.
Additional translations
молящийпоэтич., без возвратной частицы
Synonyms
devotional
adoring
worshipful
entreating
imploring
beseeching
supplicating
pious
devout
prayerful
prayverb

praying

Gerund

prayed
Past Simple
prayed
Past Participle
praying
Gerund
UK
/preɪ/
US
/preɪ/
Every evening, she would pray for her family's health.
Каждый вечер она молилась за здоровье своей семьи.
Additional translations
возносить молитву
Synonyms
implore
ask
request
petition
supplicate
entreat
beseech
invoke

Definitions

prayingnoun
The act of communicating with a deity or spirit in the form of supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession.
Daily praying gives her a sense of peace.
prayinggerund / present participle
Engaged in the act of prayer; devoutly appealing to a deity.
She walked past the praying monks in silence.
prayverb
To address a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or other object of worship.
Every evening, she would pray for the well-being of her family.
To hope or wish very much for something to happen.
He prayed that the weather would be nice for the picnic.
To ask or entreat someone earnestly to do something.
She prayed him to reconsider his decision.
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