Collocations for pray - verb

desperately, earnestly, fervently, hard
He thought if he prayed hard enough God might eventually listen.

humbly
quietly, silently
I silently prayed for my release.

aloud
together
secretly
He was secretly praying that his offer would be rejected.

always, constantly, regularly
My parents would always pray for rain.
She prays constantly for forgiveness.

for
He prayed for good weather.

over
Diane prayed over the body for a moment.

to
I prayed to God for guidance.

with
She asked the priest to pray with her.

hope and pray
We can hope and pray that no one gets hurt.

let us pray
‘Let us pray.’ The congregation bowed their heads.
Let's pray Mick doesn't find out.

Pray is used with these nouns as the subject:
Christian, pastor

Pray is used with these nouns as the object:
prayer