(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. / To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.

(archaic or formal) Please; used to make a polite request / Alternative form of pray tell (“I ask you (insincerely)”)

simple past tense and past participle of pray

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pray

An act of saying a prayer.

present participle of pray

plural of praying

plural of Pray

A surname.

Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance. / (regional, in Europe) A mantid of the species Mantis religiosa.