Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with pray in American Collocation
pray
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/preɪ/
sincerely
earnestly
honestly
humbly
sincerely
Peter was kept in jail, but the church prayed earnestly to God for him.
enthusiastically
devoutly
fervently
heartily
He most devoutly prayed that his government might be prosperous.
quietly/loudly
aloud
loudly
privately
quietly
silently
She raced down the stairs, silently praying that her feeling of foreboding might be unfounded.
all the time
constantly
incessantly
unceasingly
She would pray incessantly that the real murderer might give himself up.