pray

Verb

Plain form
pray

Third-person singular
prays

Past tense
prayed

Past participle
prayed

Present participle
praying

(transitive & intransitive) If you pray, you make a wish or give thanks to a god believing they will pay attention or make the wish come true.
I decided to pray. I prayed for somebody to help me.

We prayed prayers of thanks.

Father God, I pray in Jesus' name that we will come home.

I just pray the Lord will forgive me for letting all these good people down.

The people were one when they sang and prayed together.

I pray for peace every Sunday when I go to church.
(intransitive) If you pray, you wish for something very strongly.
I was hoping and praying she would get in touch with me.