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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* * *to say one's prayers; to pray* * *be|ten ['beːtn]1. vito pray (um, für, zu to), to say one's prayers; (bei Tisch) to say grace2. vtto say* * *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.) pray2) (to hope earnestly: Everybody is praying for rain.) pray* * *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 sbII. vt▪ etw \beten to recite [or say] sthdas Vaterunser \beten to recite [or say] the Lord's Prayer* * *1.intransitives Verb pray (für, um for)2.transitives Verb say <prayer>* * *betenA. 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* * *1.intransitives Verb pray (für, um for)2.transitives Verb say <prayer>* * *v.to pray v.
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