pray

As a proper noun ray

is from a (etyl) nickname meaning a king or a roe.

As a verb pray is

to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being.

As an adverb pray is

please; used to make a polite request.

As a proper noun gray

is ; originally a nickname for someone with a gray beard or hair.

As a verb pray is

to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being.

As an adverb pray is

please; used to make a polite request.

As verbs the difference between pray and play

is that pray is to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being while play is (lb) to act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

As an adverb pray

is please; used to make a polite request.

As a noun play is

activity for amusement only, especially among the young.

As verbs the difference between hope and pray

is that hope is to want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might while pray is to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being.

As a noun hope

is the belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

As a proper noun Hope

is {{given name|female|from=English}} from the virtue, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans.

As an adverb pray is

please; used to make a polite request.

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb pray is

to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being.

As an adverb pray is

please; used to make a polite request.

As verbs the difference between watch and pray

is that watch is to look at, see, or view for a period of time while pray is to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being.

As a noun watch

is a portable or wearable timepiece.

As an adverb pray is

please; used to make a polite request.

As verbs the difference between pray and recite

is that pray is to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being while recite is to repeat aloud some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, often before an audience.

As an adverb pray

is please; used to make a polite request.

In obsolete terms the difference between pray and preach

is that pray is to ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for while preach is a religious discourse.

As verbs the difference between pray and preach

is that pray is to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being while preach is to give a sermon.

As an adverb pray

is please; used to make a polite request.

As a noun preach is

a religious discourse.

As verbs the difference between beseech and pray

is that beseech is to beg or implore while pray is to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being.

As a noun beseech

is a request.

As an adverb pray is

please; used to make a polite request.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between pray and beadroll

is that pray is (obsolete) to ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for while beadroll is (obsolete) a catalogue of people whose souls are to be be prayed for.

As a verb pray

is to petition or solicit help from a supernatural or higher being.

As an adverb pray

is please; used to make a polite request.

As a noun beadroll is

(obsolete) a catalogue of people whose souls are to be be prayed for.