"pray" meaning in English

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I decided to pray. I prayed for somebody to help me."
        },
        {
          "text": "We prayed prayers of thanks."
        },
        {
          "text": "Father God, I pray in Jesus' name that we will come home."
        },
        {
          "text": "I just pray the Lord will forgive me for letting all these good people down."
        },
        {
          "text": "The people were one when they sang and prayed together."
        },
        {
          "text": "I pray for peace every Sunday when I go to church."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "If you pray, you make a wish or give thanks to a god believing they will pay attention or make the wish come true."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I was hoping and praying she would get in touch with me."
        }
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        "If you pray, you wish for something very strongly."
      ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "prā"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/preɪ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/preI/"
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      "homophones": [
        "prey"
      ]
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        "past",
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          "text": "I decided to pray. I prayed for somebody to help me."
        },
        {
          "text": "We prayed prayers of thanks."
        },
        {
          "text": "Father God, I pray in Jesus' name that we will come home."
        },
        {
          "text": "I just pray the Lord will forgive me for letting all these good people down."
        },
        {
          "text": "The people were one when they sang and prayed together."
        },
        {
          "text": "I pray for peace every Sunday when I go to church."
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        "If you pray, you make a wish or give thanks to a god believing they will pay attention or make the wish come true."
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          "text": "I was hoping and praying she would get in touch with me."
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        "If you pray, you wish for something very strongly."
      ],
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      "enpr": "prā"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/preɪ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/preI/"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-pray.ogg",
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