rezar

/xeˈzaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
rezo
preterite (eu)
rezei
past participle
rezado

Meaning

  1. to pray

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

orar

orar is more formal or literary; rezar is the everyday word — both mean "to pray."

Similar in other languages

German

beten

beten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to pray."

Spanish

orar

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

Spanish

rezar

rezar is the Spanish 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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