Prier (en. Pray)

[pʁje]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Addressing God or a deity by expressing a request.

The faithful gather to pray together.

Les fidèles se réunissent pour prier ensemble.

To insistently supplement a request.

I beg you to forgive me.

Je te prie de me pardonner.

To ask for something with a certain form of supplication.

He prayed for help.

Il a prié pour obtenir de l'aide.

From Latin 'precari', meaning 'to ask through prayers'.

pray for someone

Asking God to watch over someone.

prier pour quelqu'un

begin to pray

To start praying.

se mettre à prier

pray on one's knees

Praying while kneeling, a symbol of submission.

prier à genoux

pray in silence

Praying inwardly without making noise.

prier en silence

prayer

The act of praying or a text addressed to God.

prière

praying

One who prays.

priant

prior

A religious person in charge of leading a community.

prieur

Pray in everyday language.

He prayed for the rain to stop.

Il a prié pour que la pluie s'arrête.

To pray as a metaphor for asking something insistently.

He prayed for a day off.

Il a prié pour avoir un jour de congé.