praefero

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *praiferō. Equivalent to prae- (“before”, in front”) +‎ ferō (“I carry”, “I bear”).

Pronunciation

Verb

praeferō (present infinitive praeferre, perfect active praetulī, supine praelātum); third conjugation, irregular

  1. (transitive) to bear, hold or carry before or forth, place or set before
  2. (transitive) to offer, present
  3. (transitive) to prefer, like, give preference to
  4. (transitive) to take beforehand, anticipate
  5. (transitive) to show, display, exhibit, discover, expose, reveal, betray
  6. (passive voice) to surpass, cross over, go beyond, exceed

Conjugation

   Conjugation of praeferō (third conjugation, irregular, suppletive)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeferō praefers praefert praeferimus praefertis praeferunt
imperfect praeferēbam praeferēbās praeferēbat praeferēbāmus praeferēbātis praeferēbant
future praeferam praeferēs praeferet praeferēmus praeferētis praeferent
perfect praetulī praetulistī praetulit praetulimus praetulistis praetulērunt,
praetulēre
pluperfect praetuleram praetulerās praetulerat praetulerāmus praetulerātis praetulerant
future perfect praetulerō praetuleris praetulerit praetulerimus praetuleritis praetulerint
passive present praeferor praeferris,
praeferre 		praefertur praeferimur praeferiminī praeferuntur
imperfect praeferēbar praeferēbāris,
praeferēbāre 		praeferēbātur praeferēbāmur praeferēbāminī praeferēbantur
future praeferar praeferēris,
praeferēre 		praeferētur praeferēmur praeferēminī praeferentur
perfect praelātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praelātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praelātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeferam praeferās praeferat praeferāmus praeferātis praeferant
imperfect praeferrem praeferrēs praeferret praeferrēmus praeferrētis praeferrent
perfect praetulerim praetulerīs praetulerit praetulerīmus praetulerītis praetulerint
pluperfect praetulissem praetulissēs praetulisset praetulissēmus praetulissētis praetulissent
passive present praeferar praeferāris,
praeferāre 		praeferātur praeferāmur praeferāminī praeferantur
imperfect praeferrer praeferrēris,
praeferrēre 		praeferrētur praeferrēmur praeferrēminī praeferrentur
perfect praelātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praelātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — praefer — — praeferte —
future — praefertō praefertō — praefertōte praeferuntō
passive present — praeferre — — praeferiminī —
future — praefertor praefertor — — praeferuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praeferre praetulisse praelātūrum esse praeferrī praelātum esse praelātum īrī
participles praeferēns — praelātūrus — praelātus praeferendus,
praeferundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praeferendī praeferendō praeferendum praeferendō praelātum praelātū

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References

  • “praefero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praefero in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • “praefero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praefero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to walk before with the fasces; to lower the fasces: fasces praeferre, summittere
  • praefero in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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