Polyglot Dictionary

rezar

/reˈsaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
rezo
preterite (yo)
recé
past participle
rezado

Meaning

  1. to pray

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

orar

orar is slightly more formal or literary; rezar is the everyday word for "to pray," like reciting prayers.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

orar

orar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to pray."

Portuguese

rezar

rezar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to pray."

Practice

1 What does rezar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches rezar?

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