Définitions
1.VerbTo direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc."Muslims pray in the direction of Mecca."
2.VerbTo humbly beg a person for aid or their time.
3.VerbTo ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
4.VerbTo wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome."She is praying that the Red Sox will win tonight."
5.VerbTo implore, to entreat, to request.
6.AdverbPlease; used to make a polite request"pray silence for…"
7.AdverbAlternative form of pray tell (“I ask you”).