praying
present participle ofpray
| 单词 | praying |
| 释义 | praying present participle ofpray pray verb uk/preɪ/us/preɪ/A2[IorT] tospeakto agodeitherprivatelyor in areligiousceremonyinordertoexpresslove,admiration, orthanksor inordertoaskfor something: Shekneltand prayedsilently. Let us prayforthevictimsof thisterribledisaster. [+ that]We've been prayingtoGodthatyoursonwill make acompleterecovery. formalYou must pray(=askfor)God'sforgivenessfor what you have done. B2[I] tohopefor something very much: We're prayingforgoodweatherfor tomorrow'sgame.
Religious ceremonies & prayers
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hoping and hopefulness Examplesofprayingpraying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But the frequent link between visiting a church andprayingfor the souls of people identified as buried there is suggestive. From theCambridge English Corpus The food is typically served only after any business, such aspraying, is complete, and only then is there much conversation. From theCambridge English Corpus The custom ofprayingfor one's dead parents (as well as forefathers) was also pervasive in all the three cultures. From theCambridge English Corpus Prayingincreases one's chance of getting what one wishes. From theCambridge English Corpus There are also various analogues shells, pinecones,prayinghands - and precedents that arise as metaphors. From theCambridge English Corpus You should have seen him kneeling andprayingwhen the rooms in the castle were already on fire around him. From theCambridge English Corpus Here it need not, since we could eliminate inequality byprayingfor manna. From theCambridge English Corpus We have hadprayingleaders who imagine that foreigners, usually with beards, require reform and invasion. From theCambridge English Corpus They areprayingfor death and their prayers will be answered. From theCambridge English Corpus People sometimes respond to others' current prayers in their own simultaneouspraying. From theCambridge English Corpus Memorial days were significant because descendants in a family united for the purpose ofprayingand honouring the deceased parents. From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps byprayingin unison, their thoughts can be brought into unison. From theCambridge English Corpus How does their worship proceed today, beyond its evident (and widely shared) reliance on the oral fervour ofpraying, preaching and hymn-singing? From theCambridge English Corpus Tension-sensitive kinetochore phosphorylation and the chromosome distribution checkpoint inprayingmantid spermatocytes. From theCambridge English Corpus The traditional altars that used to be the quintessential location forprayingare never used. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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