answer a prayer
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Definition of answer a prayer - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

1.
solve problemprovide a solution to a problem
  • The new policy answered a prayer for the community's water shortage.
2.
fulfillmentfulfill someone's request or wish
  • The donation answered a prayer for the struggling family.
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Expressions with answer

answer backv.
reply rudely to someone in authority
He was punished for answering back to the teacher.
answer forv.
be responsible or accountable for something
He had to answer for the team's failure..
answer tov.
be responsible or report to someone
She answers to the regional manager directly..
pat answern.
quick and simple reply
He gave a pat answer to the complex question.
there's no easy answerexp.
situation is complex and needs careful thought
When it comes to climate change, there's no easy answer.
answer to someone's prayersn.
something that solves a problem or fulfills a deep wish
The new medication was the answer to her prayers.

Expressions with prayer

answer to a prayern.
something or someone that solves a big problem or need
The new medicine was an answer to a prayer for many patients.
have a prayerv.
possess a chance to succeed or win
They don't have a prayer of winning the game.
wing and a prayern.
relying on hope and luck rather than skill
They made it through the storm on a wing and a prayer.
evening prayern.
prayer said in the evening
She whispered her evening prayer before bed.
house of prayern.
building for religious gatherings and prayer
The community built a new house of prayer.
morning prayern.
prayer said at the start of the day
She began her day with a morning prayer.
prayer beadsn.
string of beads for counting prayers
She held her prayer beads tightly during the ceremony.
prayer bookn.
book containing prayers and devotional texts
She read a passage from her prayer book every morning.
prayer matn.
small rug used by Muslims for kneeling during prayers
He unrolled his prayer mat facing towards Mecca to begin his prayers..
say a prayerv.
speak words to a god or higher power
She will say a prayer before dinner.

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Examples of answer a prayer in a sentence

  • The quick response from the firefighters answered a prayer.
  • Her prayers were answered when she got the job.
  • The miracle answered their prayers for a cure.

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  1. French:apporter une solution, exaucer un vœu, ...
  2. German:ein Gebet erhören, einen Wunsch erfüllen, ...
  3. Italian:risolvere un problema, rispondere a una preghiera, ...
  4. Spanish:cumplir un deseo, ...
  5. Portuguese:ser uma resposta para, realizar um desejo, ...
  6. Chinese:解决问题, 实现愿望, ...
  7. Japanese:問題を解決する, 祈りに応える, ...
  8. Arabic:حل مشكلة, حَقَّقَ أُمْنِيَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהַגְשִׁים מִשְׁאָלָה, לַעֲנוֹת לִתְפִלָּה, ...
  10. Russian:решить проблему, исполнять желание, ...
  11. Ukrainian:вирішити проблему, ...
  12. Hindi:समस्या का समाधान करना, प्रार्थना का उत्तर देना, ...

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