praying

An adjective describing someone who is engaged in prayer or communicating with a deity.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif décrivant une personne qui prie ou qui est en communication avec le divin, ou quelque chose qui se rapporte à la prière.

1. Engaged in prayer B1 formal

   Actively communicating with a deity or higher power, often in a religious context.

   • The praying congregation knelt in silence.
   • She was seen praying at the temple every morning.
   • The praying figure was illuminated by candlelight.

   🇫🇷qui prie, en prière

   Synonymes: devoutimploringprayerfulsupplicantworshipful

2. Hoping fervently B2 informal

   Expressing a strong desire or hope for something to happen.

   • He was praying for good weather on his wedding day.
   • They are praying that the surgery goes well.
   • I'm praying for a miracle to save the company.

   🇫🇷espérant ardemment

   Synonymes: longingwishingyearning

   Antonymes: despairingdoubting

• more praying comparative form
• most praying superlative form

indénombrable

A noun referring to the act of making a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or other object of worship.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'action de s'adresser avec une demande solennelle ou d'exprimer sa gratitude à une divinité ou à un objet de culte, ou l'acte de prière lui-même.

1. Act of prayer A2 formal

   The act of communicating with a deity or higher power, often in a religious context.

   • Praying is an important part of many religious traditions.
   • She found comfort in praying every morning.
   • The community gathered for a night of praying.

   🇫🇷Prière

   Synonymes: devotionintercessioninvocationorisonprayersupplication

• prayings plural form
• prayings' possessive plural form
• praying's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of making a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or object of worship.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de s'adresser solennellement à une divinité ou à un objet de culte pour formuler une demande, une supplication ou une action de grâce, et par extension, pour demander ou implorer avec ferveur.

1. Speak to a deity A2 formal

   To address a prayer to God or a god, often in a religious context.

   • She prays every morning before breakfast.
   • They prayed for peace in the world.
   • He knelt down and prayed silently.

   🇫🇷Prier

   Synonymes: beseechentreatimploreinvokepetitionsupplicate

2. Hope or wish strongly B1 informal

   To express a strong hope or wish for something to happen.

   • I pray that you will recover soon.
   • We are praying for good weather on our wedding day.
   • He prayed that the test results would be negative.

   🇫🇷espérer vivement

   Synonymes: aspirecovetcravedesirehankerhopelongpinewishyearn

• prayed past participle
• prayed past simple
• praying present participle
• prays third person singular