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praying

/ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ/

praying about

praying in

praying out

praying over

prayingnoun

Translations

молитвадействие молитвы; неисчисл.

Daily praying gives her a sense of peace.

Ежедневная молитва дарит ей чувство покоя.

Additional translations

молениеустар. или высок.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

prayinggerund / present participle

/ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ/

Used attributively or predicatively to describe someone or something engaged in prayer (e.g., "a praying monk").

Translations

молящийся

She walked past the praying monks in silence.

Она молча прошла мимо молящихся монахов.

Additional translations

молящийпоэтич., без возвратной частицы

Definitions

Engaged in the act of prayer; devoutly appealing to a deity.

She walked past the praying monks in silence.

Synonyms

prayverb

praying

Gerund

prayed

Past Simple

prayed

Past Participle

praying

Gerund

/preɪ/

Translations

молиться

Every evening, she would pray for her family's health.

Каждый вечер она молилась за здоровье своей семьи.

Additional translations

возносить молитву

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

prayinterjection

Definitions

Used as a polite or formal way of requesting, questioning, or expressing surprise.

Pray tell, how did you come by that information?