Beten — meaning in English

English meaning

• pray verb To speak to God or a higher power, whether to give thanks, ask for help, or express devotion.
• prayer noun Words or thoughts directed to a god or higher power, as thanks, request, or worship.

Senses

Beten is used for these senses in English:

• pray (religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
• pray (obsolete) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.

pray — full definition

1. verb To speak to God or a higher power, whether to give thanks, ask for help, or express devotion.
2. verb To ask someone earnestly for something.

prayer — full definition

1. noun Words or thoughts directed to a god or higher power, as thanks, request, or worship.
2. noun A hoped-for outcome that seems very unlikely; a faint chance.

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