prier in French: to pray; to beg, to ask (politely) (verb)

Translation

to pray; to beg, to ask (politely)

Word origin

From Latin precari ('to ask, to beg, to pray'), from prex, precis ('a prayer, a request').

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Person	Present	Imperfect	Past historic	Future	Conditional
je	prie	priais	priai	prierai	prierais
tu	pries	priais	prias	prieras	prierais
il/elle	prie	priait	pria	priera	prierait
nous	prions	priions	priâmes	prierons	prierions
vous	priez	priiez	priâtes	prierez	prieriez
ils/elles	prient	priaient	prièrent	prieront	prieraient

, .

Please, come in and take a seat.

tous .

She prays every evening before going to bed.

' .

I beg you to forgive me for being late.

.

I beg you to close the door behind you.

.

She likes to pray in silence each morning.

demander

to ask, to request

remercier

to thank

église

church

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