answer someone's prayers

verb

To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbanswer someone's prayers (third-person singular simple present answers someone's prayers, present participle answering someone's prayers, simple past and past participle answered someone's prayers)

present singular third person answers someone's prayers · participle present answering someone's prayers · participle past answered someone's prayers · past answered someone's prayers

  1. idiomaticTo be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

    As if answering our prayers, her [Sabrina Carpenter's] team just posted an official mood board for Short n' Sweet Tour outfits. The vibe? Pastel colors, platform shoes, babydoll dresses, sparkles, and heart and kiss motifs.

    2024 September 21, Heath Owens, “What to Wear to Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short N' Sweet' Tour”, in Cosmopolitan

Translations

Finnish vastata rukouksiin (jonkun)
  • vastata rukouksiin (jonkun)to be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for
Polish być w sam raz
  • być w sam razto be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for
Cite this entry
APA

answer someone's prayers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answer%20someone's%20prayers

MLA

“answer someone's prayers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answer%20someone's%20prayers. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “answer someone's prayers,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answer%20someone's%20prayers.

Source: answer someone's prayers on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.