Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin antepōnere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /an.teˈpor.re/
  • Rhymes: -orre
  • Hyphenation: an‧te‧pór‧re

Verb edit

antepórre (first-person singular present antepóngo, first-person singular past historic antepósi, past participle antepósto or antepòsto, first-person singular imperfect anteponévo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to put or place (something) [+ a (object) = before (something else)]
  2. (figurative) to prefer (someone or something) [+ a (object) = to (someone or something else)]

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • anteporre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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