Analysis Complete

pray

/ pray /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
address God; say a prayer
Type of:
commune
Derived:
prayer supplicant petition orison supplication
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
verb Sense 2
call upon in supplication; entreat
"I beg you to stop!"
Type of:
plead
Kinds of:
crave supplicate importune insist
Derived:
beggary begging mendicancy
See also:
excuse beg off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Semantic Complexity
27%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

commune plead crave supplicate importune insist