Meaning & use
Prayed
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Spoke to God or a deity in devotion, confession, thanksgiving, or petition.
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She prayed quietly before the exam began.
The villagers prayed for rain after months of drought.
A note on using this word
Past tense of 'pray'; can also be used figuratively to mean hoping fervently for an outcome.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Hoped fervently for a particular outcome.
We prayed the storm would pass before the flight.
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