| VERB | communication | pray | address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | pray, beg, implore | call upon in supplication |
| Sounds | prey' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ashtray ... x-ray / X-ray: 35 rhymes with rey... | |
| Meaning | address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to somebody | |
| Example | "pray to the Lord" | |
| Broader | commune | Communicate intimately with |
| Spanish | orar, rezar, rogar | |
| Catalan | pregar, resar | |
| Nouns | prayer | the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) |
| prayer | a fixed text / text used in praying | |
| prayer | reverent petition to a deity | |
| prayer | someone who prays to God | |
| Meaning | Call upon in supplication; entreat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They pray to move | |
| Synonyms | beg, implore | |
| Narrower | crave | plead or ask for earnestly |
| importune, insist | beg persistently and urgently | |
| supplicate | ask humbly (for something) | |
| Broader | plead | appeal or request earnestly |
| Spanish | implorar, rezar, rogar, suplicar | |
| Catalan | implorar, pregar, resar, suplicar | |
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