il pria

prayed

→ prier
pri to pray + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #28,344
prayed Literary past tense (passé simple) of « prier »; in some contexts it can also mean “asked/begged.”
FR: Il pria en silence.
EN: He prayed in silence.
Conjugation of prier
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third pria

Elle le pria de l'envoyer chez elle.

She asked him to send it to her home.

Tout le monde pria.

Everyone prayed.

Il me pria de parler plus lentement.

He asked me to speak more slowly.

Elle le pria de le lui lire car elle avait perdu ses lunettes.

She asked him to read it to her because she had lost her glasses.

Il nous pria de le laisser tranquille.

He asked us to leave him alone.

Il la pria de l'excuser de l'avoir offensée.

He asked her to forgive him for having offended her.

La nonne pria et fit le signe de croix.

The nun prayed and made the sign of the cross.

Il me pria de rester.

He asked me to stay.

L'empereur pria pour le repos des morts.

The emperor prayed for the repose of the dead.

Elle le pria de ne pas quitter son emploi.

She begged him not to quit his job.