Pray and Rely

Pray

Pray verb - To make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner.

Rely and pray are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rely" instead a verb "Pray".

Nearby Words: prayer, prayerful, prayed, praying

Rely

Rely verb - To place reliance or trust.

Pray and rely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pray" instead a verb "Rely".

Nearby Words: reliable, relying, relied

Common collocations

power pray power rely power
deal pray deal rely deal
time pray time rely time
way pray way rely way
Other words: armor, eyes, shots, laws.
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