(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

To humbly beg a person for aid or their time.

(obsolete) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.

To wish or hope strongly for a particular outcome.

(obsolete) To implore, to entreat, to request.

(archaic or formal) Please; used to make a polite request

Alternative form of pray tell (“I ask you (insincerely)”)