Pray-tell Definition

interjection
(archaic) Please explain (something the requester does not yet understand).
Pray tell us, how will they fare while you are away?
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(idiomatic, usually sarcastic) Expressing incredulity, please explain (some claim or position the speaker doubts).
But how, pray tell, do you "notice" something that happens when you're asleep?
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Origin of Pray-tell

  • From pray (“ask (politely)”) + tell (“explain”)

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