beten

I v/i pray; say a prayer, say one’s prayers; bei Tisch: say grace; für jemanden / um etw. beten pray for s.o. / s.th.; zu jemandem beten pray to s.o.; wird in deiner Schule noch gebetet? do they still have morning prayer(s) in the school?

II v/t say; das Vaterunser beten say the Lord’s Prayer

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to say one's prayers; to pray

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be|ten ['beːtn]

1. vi

to pray (um, für, zu to), to say one's prayers; (bei Tisch) to say grace

2. vt

to say

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1) (to speak reverently to God or a god in order to express thanks, make a request etc: Let us pray; She prayed to God to help her.) pray

2) (to hope earnestly: Everybody is praying for rain.) pray

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be·ten

[ˈbe:tn̩]

I. vi to pray

▪ für jdn/etw \beten to pray for sb/sth

▪ um etw akk \beten to pray for sth

▪ zu jdm \beten to pray to sb

II. vt

▪ etw \beten to recite [or say] sth

das Vaterunser \beten to recite [or say] the Lord's Prayer

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1.

intransitives Verb pray (für, um for)

2.

transitives Verb say <prayer>

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beten

A. v/i pray; say a prayer, say one’s prayers; bei Tisch: say grace;

für jemanden/um etwas beten pray for sb/sth;

zu jemandem beten pray to sb;

wird in deiner Schule noch gebetet? do they still have morning prayer(s) in the school?

B. v/t say;

das Vaterunser beten say the Lord’s Prayer

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1.

intransitives Verb pray (für, um for)

2.

transitives Verb say <prayer>

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v.

to pray v.