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1 pray
[prei]1) (to speak reverently to God or a god in order to express thanks, make a request etc: Let us pray; She prayed to God to help her.) modliť sa2) (to hope earnestly: Everybody is praying for rain.) orodovať•- prayer -
2 retreat
[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) ustúpiť2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) stiahnuť sa, vzdialiť sa2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) ústup2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) signál na ústup3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) ústranie, súkromie* * *• ustupovanie• ustupovat• útocisko• ústup• ustúpenie• ústav• vecierka• ustúpit• ústranný• ústranie• útulok• vzdalovat sa• vzdat sa• vzdalovat• zátišie• skrýša• stahovanie vlajky• stiahnut sa• úkryt• tiahnut spät• duchovná obnova• exercície• domov• duchovné cvicenie• dúpä• capobitie• cúvat• cúvnutie• dat sa na ústup• cúvnut• miznút v dialke• odviezt• odstúpit• odlúcenost• odtiahnut spät• odtiahnutie• odtiahnut
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pray — ► VERB 1) address a prayer to God or another deity. 2) wish or hope earnestly for a particular outcome. ► ADVERB formal or archaic ▪ used in polite requests or questions: pray continue. ORIGIN Old French preier, from Latin precari entreat … English terms dictionary
pray — /preɪ / (say pray) verb (t) 1. to make earnest petition to (a person, etc.). 2. to make devout petition to (God or an object of worship). 3. to make petition or entreaty for; crave. 4. to offer (a prayer). 5. to bring, put, etc., by praying.… …
pray — vt: to ask for plaintiff pray s judgment against the defendants for actual damages used esp. in pleadings vi: to make a request of a court esp. in a complaint or petition complainant pray s for declaratory relief pray ing that the judgment be… … Law dictionary
pray — verb ADVERB ▪ desperately, earnestly, fervently, hard ▪ He thought if he prayed hard enough God might eventually listen. ▪ humbly ▪ quietly … Collocations dictionary
pray — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French prier, praer, preier, from Latin precari, from prec , prex request, prayer; akin to Old High German frāga question, frāgēn to ask, Sanskrit pṛcchati he asks Date: 13th century transitive verb 1.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pray — verb 1》 address a prayer to God or another deity. 2》 wish or hope earnestly for a particular outcome. adverb formal or archaic used in polite requests or questions: pray continue. Origin ME: from OFr. preier, from late L. precare, alt. of L.… … English new terms dictionary
pray — verb 1) let us pray Syn: say one s prayers, make one s devotions, offer a prayer/prayers 2) she prayed God to forgive her Syn: invoke, call on, implore, appeal to, entreat, beg, petition, supplicate; liter … Thesaurus of popular words
pray in aid — verb a) To resort to the help (of); to call on the support (of), especially to help prove an argument. Other, smaller craters in the North Sea and Ukraine have been prayed in aid of this theory. b) To ask for the help of (someone or something) in … Wiktionary
pray to the porcelain god — verb To vomit into a toilet … Wiktionary
pray — [[t]pre͟ɪ[/t]] prays, praying, prayed 1) VERB When people pray, they speak to God in order to give thanks or to ask for his help. He spent his time in prison praying and studying... [V to n] Now all we have to do is help ourselves and to pray to… … English dictionary
pray — pray1 [ preı ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak to God or a SAINT, for example, to give thanks or ask for help: Let us pray. pray for: They prayed for peace. pray (that): We all prayed that she would soon recover. pray to God to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
