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pray

/preɪ/ /preɪ/
GeneralReligion
  1. 1 dua etmek
  2. 2 umut etmek

Definition (English)

  1. To speak to God or a god, often to ask for something or to give thanks.
  2. To hope very much that something will happen.

Example Sentences

  1. They prayed for peace and happiness in the world.
    Dünyada barış ve mutluluk için dua ettiler.
  2. I pray that everything goes well for your exam.
    Sınavın için her şeyin iyi gitmesini umuyorum.

Verb Forms Regular

Base pray
/preɪ/
Past prayed
/preɪd/
Participle prayed
/preɪd/
Spelling rule

Vowel + y: add ‑edpray → prayed

Fiil sesli harf + y ile bittiği için y değişmez, sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: play → played · enjoy → enjoyed · stay → stayed

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sesli bir sesle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. prayed /preɪd/

Synonyms

askwishhopebegentreatinvokecall upon

Collocations

pray forpray topray silentlypray earnestlypray dailypray together